By Walter Wilson Nana
The death of Rwandan journalist, Charles Ingabire has been reported in Kampala, Uganda's capital.
Over the weekend, unknown assailants shot online editor, Ingabire of the news site Inyenyeri twice in the chest outside Makies 2 bar in a suburb of Kampala, local journalists told Committee to Protect Journalists, CPJ. The journalist was pronounced dead at the scene, according to news reports.
Ingabire was an outspoken critic of the Rwandan government. In 2007, he left Kigali, Rwanda's capital, and began working as a correspondent for the critical online site Umuvugizi from Kampala. He started working for Inyenyeri last year, local journalists said.
Critical journalists are not tolerated in Rwanda, according to a report by CPJ. Since April 2010, six journalists fearing intimidation and arrests have fled in exile, the report mentioned. Two Rwandan journalists, Agnès Uwimana and Saidati Mukakibibi, currently face lengthy prison sentences for insulting President Paul Kagame along with other charges.

"We are saddened by the killing of Charles Ingabire, which effectively silences yet another exiled critical voice of the Rwandan government," said CPJ East Africa Consultant Tom Rhodes. "Ugandan police must do their utmost to investigate this murder and ensure journalists can work freely without fear of reprisal in the country," he requested.
Local journalists reported that Police recovered five casings of a sub-machine gun at the scene of the crime as well as Ingabire's cell phone. The police also held for questioning two employees of the bar, since the journalist frequented the establishment, news reports said.
This was not the first time Ingabire was attacked. Local journalists highlighted that unknown assailants attacked the journalist two months ago in Kampala, took the laptop he was carrying, and demanded he shut down Inyenyeri.

Ingabire is the second Rwandan journalist killed in less than two years, according to media watch group, CPJ. In June 2010, former deputy editor of Umuvugizi, Jean-Léonard Rugambage , was shot as he drove home in Kigali. Two suspects were convicted on homicide charges, but local journalists expressed deep skepticism about the prosecution.