Mr. Higiro was discharged from the army. He needed to make a new living, so he went to Uganda to pursue business opportunities, but was soon summoned to the Rwandan army headquarters to be questioned. Mr. Higiro says it was then that Col. Munyuza first reached out to him.
Jenerali Nyamwasa alikuwa mmoja wa watu wa karibu wa Rais Kagame kabla ya kukimbilia Afrika Kusini na kupewa ukimbizi baada ya kukosana na utawala wa Kagame. Afrika Kusini ni makazi ya wakimbizi wengi kutoka Rwanda, na hilo limepelekea uhasama kati ya nchi hizo.