🔴 Impact of the Citizen Alert: Forced Contributions Ended in Bwiza, Residents Relieved
Following our previous alert (🔴 CITIZENS’ ALERT: Forced Money Collection in Bwiza – Residents Denounce Abuses by Local Authorities – KUF-ASBL) regarding the pressures exerted on the residents of Bwiza neighborhood, we are pleased to report a positive development. The neighborhood chief, AKIMANA Claudine, who had been forcing residents to pay money to celebrate what […]
Former Prosecutor General Detained at Intelligence Headquarters.
Léonard Manirakiza, former Prosecutor General of the Republic, has been held at the headquarters of the intelligence services in Bujumbura since December 1, 2025. He was arrested upon returning from an official mission to Switzerland. According to our sources, he was found in possession of a large sum of money in Burundian francs and foreign […]
ALERTE – Découverte d’un corps à Kamenge : les habitants demandent des enquêtes avant tout enterrement.
A lifeless body was discovered early on Saturday, November 29, 2025, in a drainage canal located under the camp known as Socarti, in Mwizero Neighborhood, Kamenge Zone, Ntahangwa Commune, Bujumbura Province. According to initial witnesses, the victim is believed to be a man aged between 35 and 40 years old. Evidence found at the scene […]
🔴 CITIZENS’ ALERT: Forced Money Collection in Bwiza – Residents Denounce Abuses by Local Authorities
Residents of Bwiza neighborhood, located in Bwiza zone, Mukaza commune, Bujumbura province, are raising a serious alert regarding practices they describe as abusive, oppressive, and contrary to principles of good governance. The head of Bwiza neighborhood, AKIMANA Claudine, announced the organization of a so-called “thank-you” ceremony scheduled for 05 December 2025, stating that it was […]
Deep crisis at Kirundo Hospital — lack of leadership, unpaid wages and drug shortages against a backdrop of political struggles
When the ruling party’s interests take precedence over public health The situation at Kirundo Hospital is alarming. The facility is paralyzed by a leadership vacuum, unpaid salaries for three months, and a severe shortage of medicines. Healthcare workers have been left on their own, and patients are the ones suffering the consequences. At the root […]
TRACO on the Brink of Collapse — Embezzlement and Mismanagement Plunge the Public Transport Company into Crisis (Part 2)
As part of our ongoing investigation into the scandals threatening to sink OTRACO, we return today to the way in which the Technical Director, Jacques Niyibizi, is diverting revenue from transport operations—so much so that most of the company’s earnings reportedly no longer benefit OTRACO, but rather his personal network. A strategic agency handed to […]
Weekly Report — 20–26 October 2025
Throughout the week, the organization monitored, collected, and verified information on various cases of violence, arbitrary repression, enforced disappearances, murders, harassment, and abuses of authority by certain state representatives. This report aims to document these incidents and call for justice, transparency, and respect for citizens’ rights. The incidents described below illustrate a worrying deterioration of […]
Dead Body Found in Kaburantwa — King Umurundi Freedom Calls for an Independent Investigation into the Killing
A Lifeless Body Found in Kaburantwa: Residents Demand an Investigation On Friday, 24 October 2025, a dead body was discovered in the late afternoon near the Rusizi River, on Kaburantwa hill, Transversale 6, formerly part of Buganda commune in Cibitoke province. Under the new administrative structure, the location now falls within Buganda Zone, Bukinanyana commune, […]
Young Woman Found Dead in Mugoboka — King Umurundi Freedom Demands an Investigation into This Heinous Crime
The lifeless body of a young woman was discovered on the morning of Thursday, October 23, on Mugoboka–Sororezo hill in the Nyakabiga area of Bujumbura. The body was found lying under bushes below a local school commonly referred to as a “college.” According to initial reports, the victim—whose identity remains unknown—was between 20 and 25 […]
OTRACO on the Brink of Collapse — Embezzlement and Mismanagement Push the Public Transport Company into Crisis (Part 1)
Why do OTRACO buses no longer serve downtown Bujumbura? The King Umurundi Freedom organization is launching a series of investigations into the critical situation at OTRACO, the public transport company, which is threatened with closure according to several internal sources. OTRACO is currently headed by Ms. Françoise Ngozirazana (former governor of Makamba), assisted by Jacques […]