Bishop in Rwanda Detained in Embezzlement Probe

Rwanda: Police in Rwanda have detained an Anglican bishop as part of wider investigation into embezzlement and abuse of office.

The Rwanda Investigation Bureau (RIB) on January 21, confirmed the arrest of Bishop Samuel Mugisha Mugiraneza, who recently resigned as the Bishop of the Anglican Diocese of Shyira.

The bureau did not divulge the details of the case but said the Man of the Cloak was being detained at Remera RIB station in the capital Kigali.

According to the media reports, the allegations brought against Mugiraneza include abuse of office where he is accused of misusing resources in the construction of a diocese building in Musanze City.

It is said the sand was supplied by the bishop’s company, while eggs for all the schools run by the diocese were being supplied by the bishop’s wife.

This is in addition to using the diocese’s farmland in Nyamutera in Nyabihu and Kimonyi for his personal ventures.