Kenya denies claims of harboring wanted Rwandan fugitive

The Kenyan government on Monday denied claims by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, Hassan Boubacar Jallow that its harboring wanted Rwandan fugitive, Felicien Kabuga accused of bankrolling and participating in the Rwanda Genocide in 1994.
Government spokesman, Alfred Mutua told the press in Nairobi that the government is not aware of the whereabouts of Kabuga noting that he could be anywhere in the world including Kenya or neighboring countries.
“We find these allegations to be unjustified and not based on the reality of our co-operation with the United Nations and other countries,” said Mutua.
“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,” said Mutua.
He said that the Government is working on a comprehensive reply to the UN over continuous allegations its harboring the fugitive.
He said that the Kenya police have been working together with UN investigators in searching for Kabuga.
In addition we have had the American Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) working in Kenya to search for Kabuga, the spokesman said.
The FBI set up an office in Kenya for over two years and issued a reward of US$5 million to whoever leads to the apprehension of the fugitive.
“So far the FBI and other agencies have been unable to locate Kabuga in Kenya,” Mutua said adding that Kenya has been cooperating with the international community to apprehend the fugitive.