Court to rule on fate of Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga’s land in Nairobi
The Anti-Corruption court will next month deliver a ruling relating to a multi-million shilling property situated in the upmarket Kilimani Estate belonging to Rwanda genocide suspect Félicien Kabuga and his late wife Mukazitoni Josephine.
The Director of Public Prosecutions last week filed in court a letter from the Kenya Embassy indicating that Kabuga who is currently on trial at a UN tribunal in The Hague was served with the application which seeks to seize the property.
The letter from The Hague indicates that two Embassy officials from Kenya were granted access to Kabuga on January 27 but he declined to acknowledge receipt of the documents by either signature or thumb print.
“The first respondent was able to engage the embassy officials in Kiswahili. The purpose of the visit was explained to him, as well as the contents of the court documents. However, after multiple attempts, the first respondent declined to acknowledge receipt of the documents by either signature or thumb print. The visit concluded after about 40 minutes,” read the letter.
The letter indicates that the representatives of the International Residual Mechanism for Criminal Tribunals (IRMCT) and the UN Detention Unit suggested thereafter that the service of documents be conveyed through registered mail, addressed to the detainee in compliance with both Dutch laws and the respective mechanisms rules.