# Rwandan critic found beheaded in Uganda

> Robert Kabera, an exiled opponent of President Paul Kagame, was discovered decapitated near Kampala, in a killing that adds to a pattern of deaths of Rwandan dissidents abroad.
- Title: Rwandan critic found beheaded in Uganda · Al Jazeera
- Summary: Robert Kabera, an exiled opponent of President Paul Kagame, was discovered decapitated near Kampala, in a killing that adds to a pattern of deaths of Rwandan…
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- Source: Al Jazeera — https://aljazeera.com/news/2026/10/20/exiled-critic-of-rwandan-president-found-beheaded-in-uganda?traffic_source=rss
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## Body found near Kampala
Ugandan police discovered a decapitated male body in Luwala village near Kampala on Monday. The body was identified by relatives as Robert Kabera, around fifty years old. His head has not been recovered.
## Exiled critic of Kagame
Robert Kabera was a former major sergeant who fled Rwanda several years ago and grew increasingly opposed to President Paul Kagame.He ran a YouTube channel called Major Robert TV with one hundred forty-four thousand subscribers.
## Brother claims witch-hunt
Kabera's brother Victor Agaba told AFP that Robert had no issues with anyone in Uganda. He said the problem came from home and the army created a criminal case against him. It was a witch-hunt.

> Our problem comes from home… The army created a criminal case against him. It was a witch-hunt.
## Pattern of exiled deaths
Kabera is not the first Rwandan opposition figure killed abroad.In two thousand twenty-one, former lieutenant Revocat Karemangingo was shot dead in Mozambique and Seif Bamporiki was shot dead in South Africa.
## Key takeaway

Robert Kabera, an exiled Rwandan critic of President Paul Kagame, was found beheaded near Kampala, Uganda, in a case under investigation that mirrors previous killings of Rwandan opposition figures abroad.