The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) has announced the arrest of Ingabire Clement, a Senior Civil Engineer working for the City of Kigali.
In a statement published on its official X account, RIB said Ingabire is under investigation for corruption-related offenses, including failure to justify the origin of his wealth and money laundering, based on an ongoing investigation.
The suspect is currently detained at RIB’s Nyarugenge station, and the case file has already been forwarded to the Prosecution.
RIB used the statement to once again warn public officials against abusing their positions for personal gain, emphasizing that such acts are criminal under Rwandan law.
The Bureau also cautioned the public not to accept having property registered in their name on behalf of others as a means to help criminals hide illegally acquired assets—such individuals are also considered accomplices by law.
Money laundering is criminalized under Article 23 of Law No. 69/2018 of 31/08/2018 on the prevention and punishment of money laundering and terrorist financing.
The punishment includes a prison sentence of 7 to 10 years and a fine of 3 to 5 times the value of the laundered money.
Failure to justify the origin of wealth is criminalized under Article 9 of Law No. 54/2018 of 13/08/2018 on combating corruption.
Upon conviction, it carries a sentence of 7 to 10 years in prison and a fine of 3 to 5 times the value of the unexplained assets.
