DR Congo's National Assembly opens inquiry into road concessions
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Actualité.cd
Illustrative image · Araf Khan · Pexels · Licence PexelsNational Assembly members adopted a resolution creating a commission of inquiry into road concession contracts and toll stations managed by the Ministry of Infrastructure. The commission is to verify the contracts' compliance and the traceability of toll revenue, at the request of an elected official from Kasai, according to the rapporteur Jacques Djoli.
DR Congo's national deputies adopted, at the plenary session of Friday 6 November, a draft resolution creating a parliamentary commission of inquiry into the management, financial transparency and legal compliance of road concessions and toll stations, according to the National Assembly's rapporteur, Jacques Djoli, quoted by Actualité.cd.
The commission, made up of 23 members — its initiator, 21 deputies designated by their parliamentary groups and one unaffiliated deputy — will examine the concession contracts and their amendments, the traceability of toll revenue and its allocation, as well as the legal basis of the taxes collected. It will also assess the state of the conceded routes and identify responsibilities in the event of irregularities, notably presumed losses of revenue. The initiative stems from a letter dated 16 October 2026 from deputy Espérant Kamanda Tshionyi, elected for the Ilebo territory in Kasai province.
This inquiry adds to the oversight work of the Congolese Parliament, which on 31 October deemed admissible the 2027 budget of 56,930 billion Congolese francs. The Senate, for its part, has been examining the 2027-2030 military programming law since 8 November.
