Nairobi — Rwandan fugitive Felicien Kabuga has appealed against a freeze order on his assets.

He said Mr Justice Muga Apondi erred in extending an order to freeze his assets in Nairobi. According to Mr Kabuga, Kenyan courts do not have authority to issue such orders against him.

His appeal arose out of a decision by Mr Justice Apondi in which he had said that Kenya, being a UN member, was complying with a request from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR), to help in tracing Mr Kabuga.

The fugitive's wife, Ms Josephine Mukazitoni, had applied for the property she co-owns with her husband to be unfrozen, saying Kenya had no legal right to seek a block on the family's assets. Her property in Nairobi was frozen temporarily last year following an application by the state.

A team of investigators tracing the fugitive discovered that Mr Kabuga was receiving Sh290,000 every three months from the property.

They suspect that the money was assisting the fugitive evade arrest.