DRC: controversy over a donation of vehicles to 500 deputies
The People's Palace, building of the Congolese Parliament (DRC) on the occasion of the parliamentary reopening, in Kinshasa, September 15, 2016. RFI / Sonia Rolley
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Last week, the President of the National Assembly explained in session that the granting of a vehicle to each of the 500 national deputies was a decision by President Tshisekedi to thank the elected officials for having materialized his call for a sacred Union.
But this gift goes badly as the Congolese population continues to suffer from the economic consequences of the Covid pandemic.
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Valérie Madianga, communications officer for the Observatory of Public Expenditure (Odep), recalls how the purchase of vehicles by the State usually works: “
In the old days, these were vehicle loans.
The professor at the University of Kinshasa and other universities also subscribed to this.
That is to say, it is a credit, where everyone agrees to pay in small amounts.
He receives the vehicle and we start deducting an amount from his salary each month.
But where applicable, these are not vehicle credits, according to the information in our possession.
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For us, it's a scandal!
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But the Congolese NGO specifies that these vehicles do not fall within this framework: “
It is a donation. The President of the National Assembly himself confirmed that it was a gift from the Head of State to the deputies of the Sacred Union. That is to say, it is a reward in relation to the creation of the Sacred Union. This is the real problem. And second, the problem is not with public procurement. If it was vehicle credit, it was the National Assembly that had to launch the call for tenders, select a vehicle supplier. Here it is the government, according to our information.
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For Odep, the General Inspectorate of Finance must urgently investigate.
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First, this call for tenders was not published in accordance with the law.
The process was opaque
, says Valérie Madianga.
This is why we ask that the General Inspectorate of Finance, which is in charge of auditing the public accounts, can investigate the origin of these funds, which have made it possible to buy vehicles that will be granted free of charge. to deputies.
For us, it's a scandal!
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