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Viewing cable 07KINSHASA245, DRC GOVERNMENT PROGRAM APPROVED, MINISTERS

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07KINSHASA245 2007-02-28 12:36 2011-08-25 00:00 UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Embassy Kinshasa
VZCZCXRO0169
PP RUEHBZ RUEHDU RUEHGI RUEHJO RUEHMR RUEHRN
DE RUEHKI #0245/01 0591236
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
P 281236Z FEB 07
FM AMEMBASSY KINSHASA
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC PRIORITY 5685
INFO RUEHXR/RWANDA COLLECTIVE
RUCNSAD/SOUTHERN AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY
RUEAIIA/CIA WASHDC
RHEFDIA/DIA WASHDC
RHMFISS/HQ USEUCOM VAIHINGEN GE
RUFOADA/JAC MOLESWORTH RAF MOLESWORTH UK
UNCLAS SECTION 01 OF 02 KINSHASA 000245 
 
SIPDIS 
 
SENSITIVE 
SIPDIS 
 
E.O. 12958: N/A 
TAGS: PGOV KDEM CG
SUBJECT: DRC GOVERNMENT PROGRAM APPROVED, MINISTERS 
INSTALLED 
 
REF: A. KINSHASA 226 
     B. KINSHASA 185 
 
1. (U)  Summary:  The DRC National Assembly approved Prime 
Minister Gizenga's program and team of ministers by a wide 
majority February 24, following Gizenga's responses to 
questions submitted by deputies February 22 (ref A).  Key 
questions addressed by Gizenga included the status of the 
trade portfolio (ref B), the number of ministers and the cost 
of funding them, a timetable for specific actions, and the 
division of ministerial positions.  End summary. 
 
2. (U)  Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga won points with both 
majority and opposition deputies in a 50-minute 
nationally-televised address to the National Assembly on 
February 24 in response to questions about his government's 
program (ref A).  After a spirited debate of several hours, 
the Assembly approved Gizenga's program with 295 of the 397 
deputies present voting in favor.  National Assembly 
President Vital Kamerhe then signed a document officially 
installing the new council of ministers. 
 
3. (U)  Gizenga responded to concerns about his appointment 
of Andre Kasongo Ilunga as trade minister, a phantom nominee 
created by Unafec's president Honorius Kisimba Ngoy in an 
apparent maneuver to assure his own selection to the post 
(ref B).  Gizenga announced in all solemnity that he had 
ordered an investigation to find Kasongo, who -- so it had 
been reported to him -- had resigned and now found himself in 
danger.  "You have called me 'Yande ve'," he told the 
deputies, using the Kikongo phrase meaning "not him" by which 
Gizenga has come to be known for his rigorous selection of 
ministers, "but I am resolved to be 'Yande kaka'," another 
Kikongo phrase ("him and only him") greeted by an eruption of 
wild applause from pro-government and opposition deputies 
alike for the vigor of its message that the old man was not 
going to be trifled with.  He stated the trade position would 
be covered in the interim by a current minister, as yet 
unnamed. 
 
4. (U)  Gizenga noted that the number of ministers was only 
one fewer than in the transitional government, but that its 
financial impact would be much smaller.  "Predation is not a 
question of number, but a question of culture," he said.  He 
cited "colleagues who until recently directed the Economic 
and Financial Commission" -- which all in attendance 
understood to mean Jean-Pierre Bemba and members of his MLC 
party -- who would know the extravagant cost of supporting 
the transitional president and four vice presidents ("1 plus 
4") while many ministries were underfunded.  "What is the 
best formula?" he asked rhetorically:  "Sixty persons who 
receive 1000 Congolese francs each and who work, or ten 
people who receive 100,000 Congolese francs each and who 
produce next to nothing?"  The deputies responded with a 
standing ovation. 
 
5. (U)  In response to an opposition request for a timetable 
for actions to be taken by his government, Gizenga stated 
that ministers would develop timetables after reviewing 
reports from their predecessors.  "We thought it would be 
hazardous to present a precise timetable without knowing the 
situation that the "1 plus 4" regime has left us," he said. 
Only then would the new ministers be able to determine the 
country's assets, liabilities, and potential actions.  (Note: 
 The "remit and receive" procedures to transfer ministerial 
authority are getting underway at GDRC ministries starting 
February 28.  End note.) 
 
6. (U)  Finally, Gizenga dismissed charges that his 
government was not representative of the country, saying "My 
government includes members from all provinces of the 
Republic."  "Moreover," he added, "a government is not an 
institution to compensate provinces, tribes or clans.  It is 
a structure of the state where persons with a mandate 
conferred by the people on their political organizations must 
assume that mandate and submit themselves to the judgment of 
the people according to the results they achieve." 
 
7. (SBU)  Comment.  A strong performance by Gizenga.  He 
responded well to deputies' questions, provided straight 
answers and was applauded frequently.  Despite his 81 years, 
he managed the occasion with ease and gave a convincing 
display of control.  There is a good deal of talk around 
Kinshasa as to how active a schedule Gizenga will be able to 
maintain, or how long he will remain in office.  Gizenga also 
 
KINSHASA 00000245  002 OF 002 
 
 
obviously lacks much government experience.  Thus far, 
however, he has demonstrated considerable political acumen. 
End comment. 
 
MEECE