09/09/2026
Col Ignace Tuyisenge: From Presidential Guard Officer to Overseer of Criminal Paul Kagame’s Kanombe Dungeons.
Col Ignace Tuyisenge, commander of Criminal Paul Kagame’s Military Police and chief supervisor of Kanombe Military Detention, which falls under his authority, is fully aware of the torture and brutal assassination of Col Tom Byabagamba.
Col Ignace Tuyisenge, once a good man, has been transformed into a dungeon warden.
A former presidential guard military officer, Col Ignace Tuyisenge served under Col Tom Byabagamba, who was his commander. What we witness in Col Tom Byabagamba’s case, was the dark art of former subordinates kidnapping, torturing, and eliminating those who once led them. Col Ignace Tuyisenge belongs to Jeannette Kagame’s (alias “Mama”) network of RDF officers born in Burundi. This network now controls a range of strategic positions across Rwanda.
Kanombe Military Detention, also known as Kanombe Military Prison or the Kanombe Barracks detention facility, is a military-run holding centre in Kigali. It is used primarily for RDF personnel, officers accused of disciplinary or security-related offences, and those regarded as critics or perceived critics of the regime. Former detainees and regime opponents describe the facility as hell on earth, particularly for individuals held on political grounds, as was the case with Col Tom Byabagamba.
By: RPF Gakwerere, a military corporal for more than three decades.