By RFPosted on 02-22-2019 Modified on 22-02-2019 at 00:01

In the DRC, ministers announce their resignation one after the other. The National Assembly left them until midnight to say whether they wished to remain members of the government or to sit in Parliament. But it is a simple formality. If some hoped that this precipitated the appointment of a new government, it is not so. Four weeks after Felix Tshisekedi came to power, there is still a blur on the country's management.

Four weeks after the inauguration of Felix Tshisekedi , Prime Minister Bruno Tshibala has still not resigned his government, which he was nevertheless asked. The members of the government, elected deputies, are thus now obliged to sign their resignation individually.

But resigning does not mean giving up one's duties. " Not before the handing over and resuming with our successors, " said the spokesman of the outgoing government, which however recalls that he and his colleagues ministers will be limited to the management of current affairs.

The ball in the presidential camp

With regard to the formation of the government , the initiative remains in the hands of Felix Tshisekedi, since it is up to the president to appoint a prime minister within the parliamentary majority or, if this majority is not identified, to appoint an informant, a trusted person to identify the balance of power.

For Joseph Kabila's coalition , since Wednesday, we no longer see the point of naming an informant. " Joseph Kabila whistled the end of recess, the truth is that we do not need the UDPS to form a government and produce a program that will be accepted by the Assembly, " says a senior executive. the pro-Kabila coalition.

In the entourage of Felix Tshisekedi, we remain serene. " It's less of a power struggle issue than people the FCC wants to nominate to the government, we can not accept everything ," says one of his relatives.

Three appointments in one month

But four weeks later, even though the institutions are beginning to take shape, there is still a blur on the management of the country. Since his inauguration, Felix Tshisekedi made only three appointments: a director of cabinet, his running mate Vital Kamerhe; a security advisor, François Beya, who was head of immigration services under Joseph Kabila; and a deputy chief of staff in charge of legal affairs, Désiré Kolongele Eberande.

Since then, nothing. " It poses some problems in the day-to-day management of having only three legitimate interlocutors, in addition to Felix Tshisekedi himself ," says a relative of the new president. No cabinet, no new chief for the military house, nor even for the National Intelligence Agency.

" So far, it's continuity, Felix Tshisekedi does not have enough competent people to name and if they are, they are all kasaïens, which is embarrassing, " said an outgoing minister. These assertions are screaming in the entourage of the new president. " They, they propose as ministers only embezzlers or criminals, that is what delays the formation of the government, " says one of his relatives.

Growing worry

But with regard to the coalition agreement, the distribution of posts, on both sides, we continue to ensure that all these questions are already settled, that we have to spare a few egos, while waiting for everyone to position themselves on the positions of deputies, senators or governors.

The more the days pass, the more concern arises in the second and third circles of power, especially because of social discontent . " You have to be patient, the promised change will come, " say the president's relatives.

One can imagine that this delay is due to the difficulties of the cash group (Tshisekedi) and the FCC group (Kabila) to agree. These discussions may explain this delay.

Bob Kabamba

21-02-2019 - By Sonia Rolley

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