Congolese refugee and businessman Desire Nsengimana has lodged a complaint with the Zimbabwe Independent Complaints Commission alleging harassment by state security personnel and immigration authorities attempting to orchestrate his deportation from the country. Nsengimana, who has been held since June, claims operatives kidnapped him and falsely accused him of working as a Rwandan intelligence agent, with immigration official Machona now allegedly facilitating repeated arrests based on fabricated allegations from jealous business competitors.
Through attorney Admire Rubaya, Nsengimana asserts the charges stem from commercial rivalry among foreign-owned tuck shops in downtown Harare, where competitors have reportedly hired security agents to eliminate business rivals through deportation schemes. The businessman maintains he arrived in Zimbabwe as a legitimate refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2014 and has no connections to Rwanda or its intelligence services, arguing that rival Rwandan refugees have weaponized gossip to remove him from the marketplace by falsely branding him a threat to national security.
Through attorney Admire Rubaya, Nsengimana asserts the charges stem from commercial rivalry among foreign-owned tuck shops in downtown Harare, where competitors have reportedly hired security agents to eliminate business rivals through deportation schemes. The businessman maintains he arrived in Zimbabwe as a legitimate refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo in November 2014 and has no connections to Rwanda or its intelligence services, arguing that rival Rwandan refugees have weaponized gossip to remove him from the marketplace by falsely branding him a threat to national security.
