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Robert Kabera, a former Rwandan army sergeant major who became a vocal critic of President Paul Kagame, has been found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda, according to BBC World.
Kabera, 50, fled Rwanda after being accused of sexual assault, which he denied. He sought asylum in Uganda, citing political persecution.
Ugandan police spokesperson Kituuma Rusoke said on Monday that Kabera’s head had still not been recovered. Local residents found his body on the outskirts of Kampala over the weekend.
The Rwandan government has not publicly commented on the killing. Several critics of Kagame have been killed in Rwanda and abroad.
Kabera’s widow, Jeanne d’Arc Rwigema Uwizeye, told BBC Great Lakes in a written message that she feared for her family’s safety.
“It is scary. I feel crazy, the children and I don’t have security,” she said.
According to his family, Kabera had travelled to inspect a construction site about 45 km (30 miles) outside Kampala before his death.
He built a public profile as a musician and “YouTube” creator, attracting more than 144,000 subscribers to his channel. It featured over 800 videos, many of them critical of Kagame and his administration.
His death adds to concerns about the safety of Rwandan dissidents living in exile.
In 2014, Patrick Karegeya, a former Rwandan intelligence chief who had helped establish an opposition party, was found dead in his hotel room in Johannesburg, South Africa.
In 2019, South Africa issued arrest warrants for two Rwandans accused of murdering him.
