[4][2] Ntwali's last report was a video posted onto his YouTube channel about the suspicious disappearance of a Rwandan genocide survivor who had vanished after speaking publicly about being physically assaulted by police officers.
[6] Ntwali had spoken publicly about threats he had received by the National Intelligence and Security Service, who had told him that something would happen to him following the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Kigali in June 2022, if he did not stop his investigative reporting.
[5][3] The Rwanda National Police subsequently released a statement confirming that Ntwali had died in a road accident that had occurred at 2:50 am on 18 January in Kimihurura, Kigali.
[5][9] On 31 January, the driver, Moise Emmanuel Bagirishya, pled guilty to vehicular manslaughter, and issued an apology for speeding and for driving while fatigued.
[5] Subsequently, a group of 90 civil society organisations and press associations, including Amnesty International and the Committee to Protect Journalists, released a joint statement calling on the Rwandan government to allow an independent, impartial and effective investigation into Ntwali's death.
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza of the opposition Development and Liberty for All party stated she was "shocked" by Ntwali's death, and called for an investigation into why it took almost 48 hours for the body of a noted journalist to be identified.
[2] Yolande Makolo, a government spokesperson, subsequently released a statement accusing activists of making "groundless insinuations" about Ntwali's death, citing eight other Rwandans who had been killed in accidents involving motorcycle taxis in January 2023.