Envoy denies Rwanda link to Muzoora’s death
Jul 01, 2011
RWANDA has denied links with the death of the late Col. Edson Muzoora.Rwanda High Commissioner to Uganda Frank Mugambage told Journalists yesterday: “Rwanda had nothing to do with Col. Muzoora’s death.
By Mary Karugaba
RWANDA has denied links with the death of the late Col. Edson Muzoora.Rwanda High Commissioner to Uganda Frank Mugambage told Journalists yesterday: “Rwanda had nothing to do with Col. Muzoora’s death.
All these issues that he passed through Rwanda and others are simply speculation. I repeat that Rwanda had nothing to do with his death.â€
He also denied allegations that he had been summoned to explain the death.
“I have never been summoned by any minister to explain his (Muzoora) death,†Mugambage said.
Muzoora died in May under mysterious circumstances. Unknown people drove up to his home in Bushenyi district and dumped his body in front of his home.
Internal affairs minister Hillary Onek had earlier said preliminary Police investigations revealed that Muzoora sneaked into Uganda and lived in Bushenyi until his death. He was on the wanted list as one of the founders of the People’s Redemption Army, a rebel group that came into existence after the 2001 elections.
Since then, a number of individuals had been arrested in connection with his death, although investigations are still going on.
Mugambage also briefed the media on the preparations by Rwandans in Uganda to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the 1994 genocide on Monday.
“This is critical because we have to design our own destiny by formulating solutions to our problems. Rwanda, since 1994, has tremendously improved in terms of economic, social and political transformation,†he said.
He attributed the transformation to the leadership of President Paul Kagame.
He noted that many Rwandans had returned home and efforts are underway to ensure that all those who wanted to be repatriated were returned.
Mugambage also said that a former Rwandan army chief of staff, Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa and former head of intelligence Patrick Karegeya, living in exile in South Africa, had formed a rebel group.
RWANDA has denied links with the death of the late Col. Edson Muzoora.Rwanda High Commissioner to Uganda Frank Mugambage told Journalists yesterday: “Rwanda had nothing to do with Col. Muzoora’s death.
All these issues that he passed through Rwanda and others are simply speculation. I repeat that Rwanda had nothing to do with his death.â€
He also denied allegations that he had been summoned to explain the death.
“I have never been summoned by any minister to explain his (Muzoora) death,†Mugambage said.
Muzoora died in May under mysterious circumstances. Unknown people drove up to his home in Bushenyi district and dumped his body in front of his home.
Internal affairs minister Hillary Onek had earlier said preliminary Police investigations revealed that Muzoora sneaked into Uganda and lived in Bushenyi until his death. He was on the wanted list as one of the founders of the People’s Redemption Army, a rebel group that came into existence after the 2001 elections.
Since then, a number of individuals had been arrested in connection with his death, although investigations are still going on.
Mugambage also briefed the media on the preparations by Rwandans in Uganda to commemorate the 17th anniversary of the 1994 genocide on Monday.
“This is critical because we have to design our own destiny by formulating solutions to our problems. Rwanda, since 1994, has tremendously improved in terms of economic, social and political transformation,†he said.
He attributed the transformation to the leadership of President Paul Kagame.
He noted that many Rwandans had returned home and efforts are underway to ensure that all those who wanted to be repatriated were returned.
Mugambage also said that a former Rwandan army chief of staff, Gen. Faustin Kayumba Nyamwasa and former head of intelligence Patrick Karegeya, living in exile in South Africa, had formed a rebel group.