While recently launching Rwanda’s platform for democracy, a new opposition party not yet registered with the authorities, former university professor Christopher Kayumba is accused of attempted rape and sexual assault. Heard by investigators on Tuesday, March 23, he said he was the subject of disinformation aimed at selling his reputation.
as reported from Kigali, Laure broulard
According to the Rwandan Bureau of Investigation, the complaint was filed in early March by a former student of Christopher Kayumba for facts from 2017. But it is in the press and on Twitter that the case broke out, shortly after the announcement of the creation of the new opposition party for the former professor.
Christopher Kayumba condemns false accusations and propaganda aimed at selling his reputation.
He also condemned the arrest on March 21 of another member of his party, Jean-Bosco Nkusi, an arrest confirmed by the Rwandan Investigation Bureau. However, his spokesman Thierry Murangira specifies that Jean-Bosco Nkusi is accused of aggravated theft and exploitation of the office, having extorted, together with five other suspects, about 900 euros from a trader. The two cases have nothing to do with the two defendants’ political activities, he says.
In Rwanda, almost all registered parties are allied to the RPF for Paul Kagame. Christoper Kayumba has not yet submitted an application for registration of his opposition party, but he is still optimistic about its approval.
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