The Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) has launched a manhunt for suspects who allegedly shot and killed Rwandese national Samuel Habimana in Waterfalls, Harare on Friday night.
Habimana was allegedly shot in the neck at his Mainway Meadows home in Waterfalls, Harare, under unclear circumstances after a four-member gang broke it his house.
ZRP national spokesperson, Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi told <a href="https://www.zbcnews.co.zw/featured/police-investigate-rwandese-national-shooting-incident/">ZBC News</a> that investigations into the murder are underway. He said:
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As the Zimbabwe Republic Police we are investigating the shooting incident which took place in Waterfalls, Harare in view to find the motive behind the shooting.
We believe that the suspects tracked him from Harare’s Central Business District to his home in Waterfalls.
We want to assure the public that comprehensive investigations are currently underway and no stone will be left unturned.
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Asst. Comm. Nyathi also warned the public against publishing information which has not been verified. He added:
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I want to warn the public against publishing false information on social media. We are urging the public that if they have any information they want the public to know they are free to come to our offices rather than publishing such without verification.
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A report claimed Habimana (49), who was killed in front of his son, wife, and house help, was assassinated.
A former Rwandan refugee in Zimbabwe, Ansbert Nkundineza, and one of the leading opposition figures in exile said that the shooting was a terror incident linked to Kigali. Nkundineza was quoted by <a href="https://zimetro.co.zw/kagame-orders-hit-on-zim-based-rwandese-businessman/">ZiMetro</a> as saying:
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We have been receiving information about distressed Rwandan refugees for a while now, most are fearful of their own lives and those of loved ones from Rwandan operatives currently roaming the streets of Harare at large.
We call upon the government of Zimbabwe to ensure the safety of Rwandan refugees as enshrined in the Geneva Convention.
Equally, we call upon the international community and the UNHCR to ensure all refugees who are at high risk are assessed and resettled to safer countries.
We call upon the government of Rwanda to cease its transnational repressive activities including the invasion of DRC and initiate dialogue with its critics as the only feasible way to settle political differences.
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Zimbabwe Police Investigate Killing Of Rwandese National In Harare

A married female cabinet minister who is at the centre of a cheating scandal allegedly faked a break-in after her husband caught her with her boyfriend at their home.
As reported by <a href="https://www.zimlive.com/a-home-invasion-call-to-police-ends-with-minister-exposed-as-love-cheat/">ZimLive</a>, the minister who cannot be named for legal reasons, on a date in late January this year, phoned Makoni police in Chitungwiza and reported that there was an intruder at her home in the neighbourhood.
Police officers rushed to the minister’s home and arrested the man, who said he was from Rwanda, but she allegedly asked them not to question him.
According to ZimLive, the minister was appointed to cabinet last September after years of activism in a women’s organisation established to praise President Emmerson Mnangagwa. She is said to be in her late 30s.
The police officers followed their normal procedures and hauled the “intruder” in for questioning anyway, and at the end of the interview, they had gathered information which may end the minister’s marriage and career. A source familiar with the discussions told ZimLive:
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Unsure how to proceed, senior officers told the minister that it was best to resolve the matter away from the glare of the public, which was inevitable if they took him to court. No charges were brought and the man was released.
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The “intruder” allegedly told the officers that the minister had invited him to the house and that he was the father of her two children whom she has for years passed off as her husband’s. Said the source:
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He produced DNA results showing that he was the father of the minister’s two children.
He went further, he said he built the house where he had just been arrested and has receipts for all the materials used to construct it.
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The man told the police officers that he had been at the house because the minister called her for a meeting – before her husband arrived unexpectedly. Said a source:
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She had called the Rwandese guy to discuss child support, she wanted US$10 000 per month.
When her husband arrived, the minister didn’t think she could explain the scene away and decided to call the police saying the man was an intruder.
Her husband now knows the truth because of her clumsy handling of the incident.
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ZimLive reported they were not been able to independently confirm the man’s claims of being the father of the minister’s two children.
When the minister was asked to comment on the allegations. She responded: “I can’t comment.”
Zimbabwe Republic Police (ZRP) spokesman Assistant Commissioner Paul Nyathi said: “I haven’t received such a report.”
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