In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Independent National Electoral Commission (Céni) launched, Thursday, February 16, the voter registration operation in the third operational zone. This phase takes into account seven provinces in the east and north of the country, but in the western part, the operation has still not been launched in Maï Ndombe, due to insecurity.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda-Muzembe
An inter-ethnic conflict between Teke and Yaka, which began a few months ago, has delayed the start of CENI activities in the province of Maï Ndombe. The electoral body says it is waiting for security stabilization in the area before kicking off.
Planned last December, as in Kinshasa, the identification and registration of voters had finally been postponed to February 16 in the province of Maï Ndombe, in the west, but it is clear that this operation has not still not launched yet.
No training has been organized for CENI workers and enrollment kits are still awaiting deployment, with authorities citing security concerns.
” We are in talks with all partners, especially those involved in securing the electoral process “, declared, Friday February 17, the vice-president of the CENI, Bienvenu Ilanga, on the UN radio Okapi. ” We are awaiting government guidance to possibly organize enrollment in Kwamouth “, he continues.
According to a press release from the electoral center, the twenty-four registration centers in the commune of Maluku, in the city of Kinshasa, closed due to insecurity, as well as those in the territory of Kwamouth, in Maindombe, will be gradually opened, depending on whether the security situation improves.
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