In the DRC, tension persists in the territory of Kwamouth the day after the visit of Deputy Prime Minister for the Interior Daniel Aselo. Two national deputies from the province of Mai Ndombe expressed their concerns Tuesday in Kinshasa during a press conference. According to these deputies, there is manipulation behind the inter-community clashes of recent weeks in their province.
With our correspondent in Kinshasa, Kamanda wa Kamanda-Muzembe
According to Sacred Union MP Guy Mosomo, the clashes between Teke and Yaka communities cannot be reduced to a dispute over customary dues. It is a correspondence that would have set fire to the powder. A letter signed by a man named Kiamfu, enjoining the Yaka not to pay this tax, and which contained threats, explains Guy Mosomo: “ By the end of his correspondence, if you’re not careful, Kwamouth’s situation will be like Yumbi’s situation. »
Yumbi was in December 2018. Clashes between the Batende and Banunu communities had killed more than 500 people and destroyed many villages. And the trial is still pending.
And this man, who is he? ” According to our information, he lives in Kasongo-Lunda, he is the leader of the group, but he wants to have some influence on the lower Yaka, who live on Teke lands. There are sponsors behind. »
FCC deputy Willy Bolio asks the government to take its responsibilities: “ Many thanks to Ocha who made arrangements to rescue people, but the government itself should do something. »
The army has seized several aggressors who are said to be being transferred to Kinshasa, the province of Maï Ndombe being devoid of magistrates.