Moise Katumbi

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MOISE KATUMBI: A Beacon of Hope…

TOUGH time ahead, but that is what achievers do, they break through tough times to shine. Now the question comes, Will Moise Katumbi going to shine or mop?

In Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) weight has mounted to President Joseph Kabila, who faces a likely challenge when Katumbi, a former governor of the mineral-rich Katanga province was endorsed for November polls.

Katumbi owner of highly successful football club and four-time African champions, TP Mazembe and a politician with unrivaled
popularity is intent on democratic progress in a country which has never experienced a peaceful transition of power.

He was once a supporter of President Kabila, but resigned in September 2015 over the incumbent's attempts to unconstitutionally hold on to power.

Kabila shot to power in 2001 at the age of 30 following the assassination of his father, Laurent Kabila. He went on to win disputed elections in 2006 and 2011 and is bound to hold presidential elections in November 2016 and hand over power in December, when his mandate expires.

It believed that current signs indicate that he is seeking to prolong his rule into a third term, joining the ranks of Yoweri Museveni – Uganda's president of 30 years and Denis Nguesso, his counterpart in neighbouring Republic of the Congo who has been in power since 1997.

Now a prominent opposition figure, Katumbi has not said that he will stand for the presidency and is focusing his efforts on free and fair elections in the DRC, followed by the country's first peaceful transition of power.


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