Today's local press mainly comments on the draft electoral law to be shortly submitted to the parliament.
'To speed up the electoral process, Theophile Mbemba [Minister of Interior, Decentralisation and Security is] expected this week at the parliament to present the draft electoral law,' reports L'Avenir. 'After the parliament, the draft electoral law will be presented to the political, administrative and legal commission that will in turn look into it and file a report to the plenary for further review and adoption,' says L'Avenir, echoing the Speaker of the National Assembly, Olivier Kamitatu. The prospect will certainly delight external partners of DRC, who 'urged the parliament to hasten the adoption of the electoral law,' recalls Le Potentiel.
'The draft electoral law has been fuelling debates among politicians,' notes L'Avenir. 'Some observers argue that the draft electoral law carries the seed of exclusion,' notes Le Potentiel. Firstly, 'some political parties consider that the US$ 20,000 security funds required from the candidates for the presidency and the US$ 1000 from the candidates for the senate and the parliament are in favor of the rich, and to the detriment of the poor,' highlights L'Avenir. Secondly, 'section 2 of the draft electoral law dealing with the conditions of eligibility and ineligibility stipulates [among other things] that one must first be qualified as a voter (') have dwelled in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on a permanent basis, at least for a year ahead of the elections' .' Such requirements definitely 'exclude Tshisekedi, Kengo Wa Dondo, Ngbanda from the presidential elections,' reports Le Potentiel. This affects 'Etienne Tshisekedi, UDPS leader, and several other senior members of this party who have not got registered yet (') Kengo who did stay in Kinshasa for three months only has never stayed in the DRC for a year before the polling date,' explains Le Potentiel.
While awaiting the proceedings on the draft electoral law by the National Assembly, some nominations were made yesterday within the territorial administration. 'Messrs Kimbembe Mazinga and Pascal Tabu Ley were [respectively] named Governor and Vice Governor of Kinshasa,' reports L'Observateur. 'Mr. Kimbembe worked previously as senior advisor for infrastructures to President Kabila (') Tabu Ley, nicknamed Seigneur Rochereau/Lord Rochereau, a famous musician that recently became RCD's partner' reports La Tempêtes des Tropiques. With the administrative changes made in 'Eastern province, South Kivu, Katanga', President Kabila has sent a clear signal for further changes in the Government, the territorial administration and other sectors,' says L'Observateur. 'Aware of the conclusions of Government's interpellation by the Parliament, Western Europe that has been endeavouring to help the DRC out of the current mess will certainly exert pressures on the presidential circle for a meaningful restructuring of its current team,' reveals La Tempête des Tropiques.
'The draft electoral law has been fuelling debates among politicians,' notes L'Avenir. 'Some observers argue that the draft electoral law carries the seed of exclusion,' notes Le Potentiel. Firstly, 'some political parties consider that the US$ 20,000 security funds required from the candidates for the presidency and the US$ 1000 from the candidates for the senate and the parliament are in favor of the rich, and to the detriment of the poor,' highlights L'Avenir. Secondly, 'section 2 of the draft electoral law dealing with the conditions of eligibility and ineligibility stipulates [among other things] that one must first be qualified as a voter (') have dwelled in the Democratic Republic of Congo, on a permanent basis, at least for a year ahead of the elections' .' Such requirements definitely 'exclude Tshisekedi, Kengo Wa Dondo, Ngbanda from the presidential elections,' reports Le Potentiel. This affects 'Etienne Tshisekedi, UDPS leader, and several other senior members of this party who have not got registered yet (') Kengo who did stay in Kinshasa for three months only has never stayed in the DRC for a year before the polling date,' explains Le Potentiel.
While awaiting the proceedings on the draft electoral law by the National Assembly, some nominations were made yesterday within the territorial administration. 'Messrs Kimbembe Mazinga and Pascal Tabu Ley were [respectively] named Governor and Vice Governor of Kinshasa,' reports L'Observateur. 'Mr. Kimbembe worked previously as senior advisor for infrastructures to President Kabila (') Tabu Ley, nicknamed Seigneur Rochereau/Lord Rochereau, a famous musician that recently became RCD's partner' reports La Tempêtes des Tropiques. With the administrative changes made in 'Eastern province, South Kivu, Katanga', President Kabila has sent a clear signal for further changes in the Government, the territorial administration and other sectors,' says L'Observateur. 'Aware of the conclusions of Government's interpellation by the Parliament, Western Europe that has been endeavouring to help the DRC out of the current mess will certainly exert pressures on the presidential circle for a meaningful restructuring of its current team,' reveals La Tempête des Tropiques.
