Since the Rwanda genocide, the international community has been searching for the wanted fugitive, Felicien Kabuga, so as to bring him to trial.

The Government wishes to reveal that we have had an arrangement between the Kenyan Police and the UN investigators searching for Kabuga in our country. We do believe that at a certain time in the early 1990’s, Kabuga passed through Kenya. In addition we have had the American Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) working in Kenya to search for Kabuga. The FBI set up an office in Kenya for over two years and issued a reward of US$5 million (Approximately 400 million Kenyan shillings) to whoever leads to the apprehension of the fugitive. So far the FBI and other agencies have been unable to locate Kabuga in Kenya. The Government has been co-operating fully with the international community for the arrest of the wanted fugitive.

Therefore, the Government takes great exception to the Statement by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda’s Chief Prosecutor Hassan Boubacar Jallow that Kenya is hiding the wanted Rwanda genocide fugitive. We find these allegations to be unjustified and not based on the reality of our co-operation with the United Nations and other countries.

The Governments wishes to make it very clear that we do not have any interest whatsoever in Felicien Kabuga. We have excellent relations with Rwanda and the United Nations and the only interest we have is to have Kabuga arrested.

Those claiming that we are hiding Kabuga should tell us where he is and also tell the world where Kabuga is.

The Government of Kenya is NOT aware of the whereabouts of Felicien Kabuga. He could be anywhere in the world including Kenya or our neighbouring countries. The Government has issued a statement to the United Nations Security Council in which it points out that the international community might be over concentrating on Kenya, whereas the fugitive could be comfortably living elsewhere. The statement, issued by Kenya’s Solicitor General is attached to this Press Statement.

The Government is working on a comprehensive reply to the UN over these continuous allegations.





Dr. Alfred N. Mutua, EBS
PUBLIC COMMUNICATIONS SECRETARY/
GOVERNMENT SPOKESMAN