The new Prime Minister Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde will present his government’s program on Monday 26 April at the People’s Palace in order to get his investment. What are the main programs in this program?
Building a strong, prosperous and united state between 2021 and 2023 is the title of this 64-page program presented on April 20 at the National Assembly’s office. It is based on 15 pillars and 62 axles, divided into measures to be implemented. No one is quantified, but it is an ambitious program where it is often about resources.
Provide resources to the police and army to fight armed groups. To disadvantaged provinces with the establishment of an income distribution mechanism. To the judges to motivate them to work outside the big cities with a bush bonus.
In this program, the Lukonde government also gives the task of organizing the census and all elections planned for 2023, including local elections never organized. Rehabilitation of certain infrastructures is announced, such as the airports of Mbuji Mayi, Kisangani, Kindu and Kinshasa.
In short, resources will be needed to implement this program and some measures are planned to improve the country’s revenues, such as unification of the financial authorities, computerization of the income chain, rationalization of exemptions or reform of the Inspectorate General of Finance and the Court of Auditors. But the question of funding will undoubtedly be the biggest challenge as the DRC has adopted a budget of less than $ 7 billion for 2021.
The new majority, the Holy Union, on paper represents almost 400 deputies, but the appointment of a government, however extensive, with 56 members, has created dissatisfaction with the distribution between political forces and even geographical areas. There are also tensions over the law on the election commission.
Last weekend, Felix Tshisekedi received the deputies to encourage them to invest in this new government by promising them to accept the dissatisfied and to find solutions for those who feel abandoned, he explained.
