{UAH} Andrew Mwenda on the death of Patrick Karegeya

Andrew Mwenda

But is this the best way to approach a murder?

Patrick Karegeya has died. Even before an investigation, many are already convicting the government of Rwanda generally and president Kagame personally. 

In all such investigations, the first question is: who stood to benefit from such a death? Right now, we see that Rwanda government and president Kagame are suffering severe criticism for it; so they do not seem to be profiting from Karegeya's death.

Therefore, if they were involved in his death, the expected benefits must have exceeded the current costs they are suffering.

It would mean Karegeya posed a severe and immediate threat to the security of Rwanda and perhaps allegations that he was involved in organizing violent resistance against the state are true or were believed by Kigali.

However, as a former head of security, Karegeya must have stepped on the toes of powerful individuals, security organizations and nations who could have had an interest in his death. He may have financial and business dealings which could have gone bad.

Or he may have run into conflicts with powerful individuals and families over women, like the case of Christopher Matata suggests.

Some sources suggest that there have been wrangles among Rwandan opposition groups with whom Karegeya worked who would had had an interest in killing him especially if they him of any double dealings.

Therefore, there are many potential enemies Karegeya had who had an interest in killing him.

 

Isolating one, the government in Kigali, and making it the only suspect and ignoring its national security concerns which may have justified its actions against him may comfort some people's emotions but does not do justice to the debate on this subject.

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