Rwandan dissident, former army officer, found beheaded in Uganda

A Rwandan dissident and former army officer was found beheaded in neighbouring Uganda, police said on Monday.The remains of Sergeant Major Robert Kabera, who served in the Rwandan army before fleeing to Uganda in 2020, were discovered on Saturday in a bush in the Kamengo area of Mpigi district, outside the capital, Kampala, Superintendent of Police Lydia Tumushabe told The Associated Press.“The head, up to now, is still missing. Kabera’s body was identified by residents as well as his brother,” Tumushabe said, adding that detectives had yet to establish a clear motive for the killing.According to Uganda’s National Police spokesperson, Rusoke Kituuma, Kabera’s previous service in the Rwandan military had been brought to the attention of investigators.“There are those who allege that he was previously a serving soldier,” Kituuma told reporters. “Whatever. All that we shall establish in the course of investigations.”Who was Robert KaberaAs a soldier, Kabera was a well-known figure in Rwanda, and performed with the Army Jazz Band, according to a 2008 profile published by the local newspaper The New Times.After he fled to Uganda, the Rwandan military launched an investigation into alleg...