Spika wa Bunge la Taifa la Jamhuri ya Kidemokrasia ya Congo, Vital Kamerhe amejiuzulu muda mfupi kabla ya kufanyika kwa kura ya maoni iliyolenga kumwondoa madarakani. Akitangaza hatua hiyo Septemba 22, 2025 Kamerhe aliwaambia wabunge kuwa uamuzi wake ni “sadaka” ya kuzielekeza tena juhudi za taifa kwenye changamoto kuu za mshikamano, uhuru wa kitaifa na maendeleo ya kiuchumi
Kura ya kuondoa uongozi wake ilipangwa kufanyika wiki hii mjini Kinshasa, ikichochewa na malalamiko ya ndani kuhusu namna Bunge linavyoendeshwa. Wafuasi wake walipinga uhalali wa ombi hilo, huku viongozi wa upinzani wakilitaja mchakato mzima kuwa maigizo ya kisiasa
Rais Félix Tshisekedi, akizungumza kutoka New York, alikanusha kuhusika na mchakato huo, akimtaja Kamerhe kama “ndugu na mshirika.” Hii inakuja baada ya Kamerhe kukabiliwa na hukumu ya ufisadi mwaka 2020, ambayo baadaye ilifutwa, kabla ya kurejea kwenye medani ya kisiasa mwaka 2024
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In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Vital Kamerhe has resigned as President of the National Assembly, just ahead of a planned vote on a petition targeting his leadership
The announcement was made Monday evening by the Assembly’s first vice president, with Kamerhe addressing lawmakers shortly after. He framed his resignation as a sacrifice to refocus the nation on what he called “the real challenges” : unity, sovereignty, and economic progress
The campaign, which called for Kamerhe’s ouster, focused on internal matters concerning the functioning of the National Assembly
The petition's legitimacy was questioned by Kamerhe’s allies, while opposition leaders called the entire process a political charade.
President Félix Tshisekedi, speaking from New York, denied any involvement, reaffirming Kamerhe as “a brother and ally.”
It comes after Kamerhe was convicted of embezzlement back in 2020, a verdict that was later overturned, before returning to the spotlight in 2024. Translate in swahili human tone based on 5Ws+H in three short paragraphs
Source: African news
