Kenyan court declines to unfreeze genocide suspect Kabuga's assets

Rwanda genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga

Felicien Kabuga, who was arrested in France on May 16, 2022. He is suspected of financing the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi. PHOTO | POOL

The High Court in Kenya has ruled that the assets of Felicien Kabuga, a Rwandan tycoon suspected of financing the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, remain frozen until a United Nations court concludes his trial.

Justice Esther Maina on Thursday declined a request by Kabuga’s family to lift court orders issued on May 6, 2008 preserving Mr Kabuga’s house in Nairobi.