After five years away from the Congolese capital, former Katanga governor Moïse Katumbi arrived at Kinshasa airport this Friday. He will be received on Saturday by Félix Tshisekedi as part of the national consultations that began on Monday, and it is up to the president to find a way to get rid of the influence of his predecessor Joseph Kabila in the context of a political crisis within the coalition. CASH FCC in power.
With our special correspondent in Kinshasa,
Supporters of Moïse Katumbi and activists from other parties braved the rain to greet him as he got off the plane at Kinshasa airport on Friday.
We came to welcome our model of hope from the Congo and all the Congolese
Reception of Moïse Katumbi at the airport
“I came to respond to the head of state’s hearings because the country is in an emergency. We have to work together, ”said Moïse Katumbi as he got off the plane. It has been five years since he came to Kinshasa.
He expressed his “great joy” at being there and he wanted to thank the people of Kinshasa: “If there was no third punishment, it is thanks to the people of Kinshasa”. Moïse Katumbi says he came to listen to President Tshisekedi and that he should be received on Friday. The former governor of Katanga still represents 68 deputies when the presidential coalition has only 48.
His convoy was blocked at the exit of the airport, the militants huddled together. There were activists from the Ensemble pour la République and Jean-Pierre Bembas MLC. The former vice president had asked his supporters to welcome his colleague Moïse Katumbi to the airport. There were also activists from the UDPS, the presidential party, who shouted “Fatshi Béton” and welcomed the return of “brother” Moïse Katumbi.
At the exit of the airport on a large banner one could read: “Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo welcomes Moïse Katumbi Chapwe”.
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