Small Traders Express Strong Dissatisfaction Over OBR’s Excessive Fees
Small traders have voiced serious concern following the Burundi Revenue Authority’s (OBR) decision to require all sellers to purchase an electronic invoicing device. The cost of the device—set at 1,500,000 Burundian francs—is considered unaffordable by many traders whose business capital is sometimes lower than the required amount. Those who fail to acquire the device risk […]
Weekly Report — 13–19 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 committed 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 […]
Political Exclusion of Zonal Agronomists in Burunga — King Umurundi Freedom Condemns Partisan Interference in the Civil Service
“Is the job reserved for members of the ruling party or for those close to it?”This is the question being raised by several zonal agronomists in Burunga Province, excluded from their positions not due to incompetence, but because they are not recognized as members of the CNDD-FDD. Following the recent nationwide administrative reorganization of local […]
Weekly Report — 06–12 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 committed 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 […]
Weekly Report — 06–12 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 committed 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 reveal a worrying deterioration […]
Weekly Report: 1–5 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 committed 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 reveal a worrying deterioration […]
Kidnapping Of A Young Burundian In Bujumbura — A Human Rights Organization Raises The Alarm
King Umurundi Freedom expresses its deep concern over the kidnapping of a young Burundian citizen, Thierry Niyomwungere, which occurred in the early hours of the morning on September 26, 2025, in the heart of the capital, Bujumbura. According to information gathered, Thierry Niyomwungere, 24, lived in Gikoto, in the Musaga neighborhood of Bujumbura. Originally from […]
Dramatic Abduction in Bujumbura: Man Forced Away in Broad Daylight Before Witnesses
Concerning Disappearance of Mr. Alexis NIMBONA, Member of the Burundian Diaspora and Swedish Citizen Who is Alexis NIMBONA?Originally from Gikuzi, Vugizo commune (now Nyanza commune in Burunga province), Alexis NIMBONA is a Burundian living in Sweden. He returned to Burundi on September 12, 2025, hoping to visit his family, reconnect with his homeland, and follow […]
Dramatic Abduction in Bujumbura: Citizen Forced Away in Broad Daylight Before Witnesses
A New Alarming Incident Shakes Burundi’s Economic CapitalMUGISHA Didier, 38 years old and married, was abducted in broad daylight in Bujumbura on September 24, 2025, before several stunned witnesses. A resident of the Nyabugete neighborhood, Mugere commune, Mr. Mugisha is originally from Mugamba commune in Bururi province, now incorporated into Matana commune in Burunga province, […]
Alleged Embezzlement of Funds Intended for Volunteer Teachers in Ntega — King Umurundi Freedom Reveals the Facts
Misappropriation of Funds Intended for Volunteer Teachers Funds intended to support volunteer teachers in Ntega commune have been diverted. These teachers are now demanding accountability and clarity regarding the missing money. King Umurundi Freedom conducted an independent investigation and is now making its findings public. Origin of the FundUnder the former administrative structure, the communal […]