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9 Mar
2009
Press Review - 16/6
The Independent Electoral Commission 'CEI's request to the parliament and the murder of President Kabila's aunt in Lubumbashi make the headlines of today's local press.
'Malu Malu proposes a new roadmap,' titles L'Avenir. The paper quotes the head of CEI as declaring, 'my request gives the outline of the remaining stages of the referendum process and a detailed calendar of the electoral process including tables speaking for themselves.' La Tempête des Tropiques reports the head of CEI held a 'secret meeting with the members of the National Assembly and the Senate.'
In the same development, L'Observateur says, 'this act is an indication that the electoral process in the Democratic Republic is irreversible. Everything is in place.' Le Palmarès, for its part, notes, 'things are moving faster,' and urges 'political parties to let their supporters register and be trained on how to monitor elections, as proposed by NGOs on a voluntary basis." In other news, the paper reports that a group of 'students is still opposed to the Kits Zetes whilst registrations are due to start on Monday 20 June.'
Several papers focus on the murder of President Joseph Kabila's aunt in Lubumbashi on Tuesday 14 June. La Tempête des Tropiques headlines, 'the town of Lubumbashi in turmoil,' adding that the presumed murderer, a member of the former FAP, People's Self-Defence Forces created by Late Laurent Désiré Kabila en 1998, fired two bullets at her victim when the latter was going to bed.
Le Palmarès quotes MONUC spokesman in Lubumbashi as declaring, 'the Head of State's aunt was assassinated by one of his body guards who fired two bullets at her; one into the left leg and the other into the kidneys.' L'Avenir quotes President Kabila's spokesman as indicating, 'Mr. Takarika who fired point blank at Ms Espérance Mukalay is held by the Court on the grounds of investigations.' For La Tempête des Tropiques, 'the murder has turned a new page in the series of insecurity incidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'
'MONUC news conference interpellated Théophile Mbemba' with respect to the insecurity prevailing in the city, La Tempête des Tropiques says. The paper quotes MONUC deputy spokesman as declaring, 'Maintenance of Law and Order is not MONUC's responsibility.' However, 'MONUC wonders what are the real motives behind the waves of insecurity and who mastermind and perpetrate such horrible acts.'
In the same development, L'Observateur says, 'this act is an indication that the electoral process in the Democratic Republic is irreversible. Everything is in place.' Le Palmarès, for its part, notes, 'things are moving faster,' and urges 'political parties to let their supporters register and be trained on how to monitor elections, as proposed by NGOs on a voluntary basis." In other news, the paper reports that a group of 'students is still opposed to the Kits Zetes whilst registrations are due to start on Monday 20 June.'
Several papers focus on the murder of President Joseph Kabila's aunt in Lubumbashi on Tuesday 14 June. La Tempête des Tropiques headlines, 'the town of Lubumbashi in turmoil,' adding that the presumed murderer, a member of the former FAP, People's Self-Defence Forces created by Late Laurent Désiré Kabila en 1998, fired two bullets at her victim when the latter was going to bed.
Le Palmarès quotes MONUC spokesman in Lubumbashi as declaring, 'the Head of State's aunt was assassinated by one of his body guards who fired two bullets at her; one into the left leg and the other into the kidneys.' L'Avenir quotes President Kabila's spokesman as indicating, 'Mr. Takarika who fired point blank at Ms Espérance Mukalay is held by the Court on the grounds of investigations.' For La Tempête des Tropiques, 'the murder has turned a new page in the series of insecurity incidents in the Democratic Republic of Congo.'
'MONUC news conference interpellated Théophile Mbemba' with respect to the insecurity prevailing in the city, La Tempête des Tropiques says. The paper quotes MONUC deputy spokesman as declaring, 'Maintenance of Law and Order is not MONUC's responsibility.' However, 'MONUC wonders what are the real motives behind the waves of insecurity and who mastermind and perpetrate such horrible acts.'
