Overview
- Uganda police discovered Kabera’s body in a bush in the Mpigi district outside Kampala and have confirmed the victim was decapitated while the head remains missing.
- The body was identified by residents and Kabera’s brother, and detectives have opened a murder probe that will examine his prior service in the Rwandan military.
- The killing likely occurred late on Oct. 16 or early on Oct. 17, according to police statements and reporting from multiple outlets.
- Kabera had fled Rwanda in 2020, built a large YouTube following as an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, and had been declared a fugitive after allegations the man denied.
- Reporting places the killing in a pattern of past attacks on Rwandan exiles, and the case could heighten diplomatic sensitivity between Uganda and Kigali as investigators continue to seek motive and missing evidence.