Bemba announces 490 public buses for Kinshasa by end of 2026
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Deputy Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba has announced the deployment of 490 buses from the “Esprit de vie” programme in Kinshasa and Matadi before the end of 2026. The allocation is intended to strengthen public services amid problems and criticised fares among private transport operators, according to Actualité.cd.
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo plans to provide Kinshasa with 490 public buses before the end of 2026. The vehicles are part of the “Esprit de vie” programme, Deputy Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Bemba, responsible for Transport, Communications Routes and Opening Up, announced at the Senate on Friday 16 October.
Jean-Pierre Bemba was answering a question on current affairs focused in particular on the recurrence of transport accidents in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The programme aims to strengthen public services in a capital where private transport operators play a predominant role, he said. The announcement comes after the presentation of the transport shortcomings in the DRC.
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