Exiled critic of Rwandan President Kagame found beheaded in Uganda

Robert Cabrera was a Rwandan dissident whose headless body was found in Uganda on Saturday by people living not far from where he had been building the house in Luala village, Kamengo sub-county, that's about two hours from the capital Kampala. On Monday, Ugandan police said that his head was still missing. Cabrera, who was about 50, had fled to Uganda in 2020 saying that he was being politically persecuted and that he feared for his life he'd been a sergeant major and military instructor in the Rwandan Defence Force and played in the army band where he became known as Sergeant Robert from exile he became an outspoken online critic of Rwandan President Paul Kagame Cabrera's YouTube channel Major Robert TV had more than 140,000 subscribers, and his latest video was posted just four days ago. Days after he left his homeland and headed into exile, Rwandan military prosecutors announced an investigation into allegations that Cabrera had sexually abused a family member. He denied the claim, saying that he had fled Rwanda days before the alleged assault was supposed to have happened. In 2023, Human Rights Watch confirmed his refugee status in Uganda, as well as his eligibility for additional protection against political persecution. That year, local leaders asked the police to investigate after the claim that Cabrera had been attacked and threatened by three men who fled in a car with no number plates. Before his murder was discovered on On the 17th, Cabrera was reportedly last seen near a bar in Kamengo late the evening before. An investigation is underway and police haven't yet suggested a motive for his killing.