Should we call it checkmate, a spectacular blunder, or simply a political shipwreck? Words struggle to capture the sheer absurdity of the Congolese political stage, where missteps routinely descend into farce.
Take the petition against Vital Kamerhe, President of the National Assembly. Marketed as a grand political strike and reportedly blessed at the highest level of the state, it collapsed almost instantly; exposing not Kamerhe’s weakness but the regime’s own amateurism.
Even Augustin Kabuya, caught on camera, admitted: “I must consult the Head of State.” The presidential green light was given. And yet, instead of crushing its target, the machine crumbled under its own frauds.
The commission tasked with reviewing the petition uncovered an astonishing list of irregularities: a non-deputy signing (Mulumba Kanyinda), a name listed without a signature (Titan Kalonji Antoine), a deputy’s signature duplicated under slightly different names, and no fewer than 25 forged signatures verified against official records.
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How does one even attempt to topple the head of parliament with such sloppy forgery? This wasn’t just reckless; it was political incompetence on full display.
The Tshisekedi regime falsifies, but badly. It conspires, but in the open. It orchestrates, but can’t hide the discord.
And therein lies the bigger truth: fraud isn’t a bug in this system; it’s the system itself. The architects of these schemes aren’t fringe actors; they are the regime. What emerges is not the image of a serious state but of a factory of illusions, where manipulation trumps substance.
Ironically, instead of weakening Kamerhe, this fiasco only exposed the carelessness of his opponents and underscored once again how Congo is governed: in constant improvisation, devoid of rigor, incapable of rising to the weight of national responsibility.
The tragedy is that this isn’t just a political embarrassment; it’s a national liability. A regime that falsifies everything, even its own tools of deception, is one that cannot be trusted to safeguard the credibility of the Congolese state.
What we are witnessing is not politics. It is imposture dressed as governance.
