Under the headline, "Jean-Pierre Bemba denounces Pastor Kuthino's arrest," La Tempête des Tropiques quotes Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba as referring to the whole story as "smear campaign aimed at undermining the pastor's dignity and to overshadow the revival movement."

L'Avenir rather sees Jean-Pierre Bemba's statement as a "confession." Le Révélateur, for its part, sees Kuthino's arrest as a "drift of the top leadership." Le Phare wanders whether "Cardinal Etsou, Bishops L. Monsengwo and Tharcisse Tshibangu are not living on borrowed time," highlighting, "before Kuthino, three Bishops denounced the influence of the foreigners in the management of the country" and advocated political talks, "which PPRD (President Kabila's political party) and the President himself resent."

La Référence Plus devotes its headline to MONUC report on the exactions committed by some FARDC troops on the population and headlines: "MONUC wants zero tolerance applied to FARDC troops." MONUC Human Rights Division noted "persistence of physical violence on civilians" and suspects "a number of extra-judicial executions."

Le Potentiel refers to tensions on the eve of the elections and hopes that "the fear of the elections would not lead to inconsiderate and uncontrolled behaviour that may disrupt the process." The paper further refers to "Media coverage of clashes between different components through their representatives" and fears an extension of the confrontation to the "leaders of the different religious communities."