Doctor linked to Kabuga dies in Nairobi

A former military doctor who NTV, a Kenyan television, revealed on Sunday treated Rwandan Genocide fugitive Felicien Kabuga was confirmed dead on Tuesday.Colonel (Rtd) Dr J.K. Rwakwach a medical practitioner who works in Nakuru and served in the armed forces as a military doctor and retired in 2002, was linked to Rwandese genocide fugitive who he is said to have treated in the military facilities.On Tuesday evening, Rwakwach’s son, Victor, confirmed that his father died at a Nairobi hospital.“I can confirm that my father is dead, but I am not going to give any details,” he told the Daily Nation in a telephone interview at around 9.30pmThe doctor on duty at MP Shah Hospital, Dr John Magomere, also confirmed that Dr Rakwach died on Tuesday evening.“He was taken to the ICU on Friday and the family was notified,” he said. He declined to give any further details.A letter said to be from the Kenya Armed Forces 3rd Battalion in Nakuru asked Dr Rwakwach to treat a man by the name of Sadiki Nzakobi, believed to be Mr Kabuga’s alias. The letter bears the name of an SK Kamau, and was signed on behalf of the permanent secretary in the department of Defence. We could not ascertain whether indeed such an individual ever worked at the Ministry of Defence.At the time, the Defence department was administered by the Permanent Secretary for Internal Security, Zakayo Cheruiyot, who is now the MP for Kuresoi. Mr Cheruiyot denies that such an arrangement for Mr Kabuga ever existed.When NTV traced Dr Rwakwach at his Nakuru office recently, he also denied knowing anyone by the name Sadiki Nzakobi.The letter head of the Kenya Armed Forces 3rd Battalion in Nakuru claims that Sadiki was the commanding officer of the DCOY or Delta Company, for seven years, resigning on September 6, 1998.Another letter, also bearing the same letter head follows up on the requests made in the previous letter from the permanent secretaries’ office. The letter gave Sadiki the authority to be treated in any military hospital.Another letter, written on the February 14, 2001 (Reference number OP/DOD/0652/2001) and also marked as confidential states: “Please assist the above mentioned person with military intelligence for his personal security. He is a person staying in this country under diplomatic immunity.”This letter bears the name of James Theuri, again on behalf of the Defence PS. Again, we could not establish whether this individual worked for the Ministry and in what capacity.The NTV expose televised on Sunday reveals that Mr Kabuga could still be in Kenya and that two Kenyans were murdered after they were suspected of revealing information on his whereabouts.The investigative report unearthed details of the likely whereabouts of Mr Kabuga, who the international community has accused the Kenyan government of hiding.The investigations by the television point to the possible involvement of the government in facilitating Kabuga’s stay in Kenya despite consistent denial by officials.NTV investigations over the past five months however point to Kabuga still being in Kenya under official protection of the security organs, including the military and the National Security Intelligence Service.Who is Kabuga?An influential businessman in 1994, Kabuga is said to have been a member of the Akazu group that was composed of the elite and most connected individual which orchestrated the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi.Popularly known as the ‘Genocide Financier’ Kabuga was a majority shareholder of the Radio Television de Mille Collines (RTLM) a significant tool of the Genocide that claimed over a million people.He has eluded capture by the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, even as a target of the US State Department championed Reward for Justice Programme.For several occasion, the tribunal’s prosecution has said that Kabuga was in Kenya, allegations Kenya has vehemently denied.Agencies