She was serving as the chief of protocol[2] of Rwandan President Paul Kagame in November 2008 when she was arrested in Frankfurt, Germany[3] on charges that were lifted in March 2009.
[4] Raised and educated in Uganda, Rose Kabuye began her military training there in 1986 following graduation from Makerere University[5] with a degree in Political Science and Social Administration.
She became a leader of RPF women fighters and organised regular meetings to engage them as a group and provide vital psychological support.
As mayor through 1998, she focused on solving housing problems in her city by constructing temporary shelters for the poor as well as survivors of the Rwandan genocide.
Rose Kabuye served as Chair Person for the Kigali City AIDS Committee launching programs to educate Rwandans about HIV/AIDS and how to prevent its spread.
In November 2006, French Judge Jean-Louis Bruguière issued an arrest warrant for nine people, including Rose Kabuye, for allegedly having been involved in the attack.
After the arrest, Rwandan President Kagame expelled the German ambassador and ordered his envoy in Berlin to return to Kigali "for consultations."