Decapitated Body of Rwandan Government Critic Robert Kabera Found Near Kampala

The decapitated body of Robert Kabera, a former sergeant and outspoken opponent of Rwandan President Paul Kagame, was discovered near Kampala, Uganda, on Monday, according to a police spokesperson. Kabera had fled Rwanda several years earlier and settled in Uganda, where he became a vocal critic of the government back home. During his military service he was not outspoken, but his opposition to Kagame grew steadily after he left the country. His YouTube channel, "Major Robert TV," had 144,000 subscribers and featured content including a song praising opposition figure Victoire Ingabire, described as a rare voice of dissent in Rwanda who has been repeatedly imprisoned. Rwandan authorities have faced accusations of assassinating opponents of Kagame, who has held power since the aftermath of the 1994 genocide, in which 800,000 people died, primarily among the Tutsi community.