The UDPS and its allies held rallies in Kananga, Tshikapa, and Mbuji-Mayi, mobilizing around the themes of support for the country's institutions, national dialogue, and the constitutional referendum. In Kananga, the rally started at the Notre-Dame roundabout and ended at the administrative building, where the protesters were received by Governor Joseph-Moïse Kambulu.
The rallies were part of a national call by the UDPS to support the institutions of the Republic, the referendum law, and the national dialogue announced by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi. In Kananga, Professor Justin Tulume Sakassimba, inter-federal of the UDPS in Kasaï-Central, read a memorandum and handed it over to the provincial governor.
The memorandum reaffirmed the UDPS's support for the country's institutions and the inclusive national dialogue, while excluding the participation of armed groups. The UDPS and its allies also expressed their support for a change in the Constitution, emphasizing that it should preserve the integrity and sovereignty of the DRC.
In Tshikapa, a rally was held from the Ndjendje roundabout to the provincial governor's office, where a memorandum was read and handed over to Vice-Governor Joley Bokele Joy. The rally was led by the federal president of the UDPS in Kasaï, Donnat Muamba, with the participation of several allied political parties.
In Mbuji-Mayi, the UDPS mobilized its militants around themes of peace, national unity, and institutional stability. The federal interim president of the UDPS, Oferus Tshianyi, presented the rally as an opportunity to reaffirm support for the head of state and the party's commitment to inclusive national dialogue.
The rallies took place in a context of strong political divisions over the project to change the Constitution, the referendum process, and national dialogue. The UDPS had called on its militants, allied parties, and other components of society to participate in the September 22 demonstrations.
The mobilizations in Kananga, Tshikapa, Mbuji-Mayi, and Mwene-Ditu gave rise to similar political expressions on certain points, but also to positions and reactions specific to each province.
Key points
- The UDPS and its allies expressed support for a change in the Constitution, emphasizing that it should preserve the integrity and sovereignty of the DRC.
- The rallies were part of a national call by the UDPS to support the institutions of the Republic, the referendum law, and the national dialogue announced by President Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi.
- The UDPS and its allies reaffirmed their support for the country's institutions and the inclusive national dialogue, while excluding the participation of armed groups.
