Kenge crash: Tshisekedi pays tribute to two generals killed
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Alwihda Info
President Félix Tshisekedi and First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi offered their condolences to the families of generals Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi and Joseph Mutombo Katalay, who died in the crash at Kenge, in Kwango, DR Congo. Their visit came during a three-day national mourning period declared after all 17 people in the accident died, reports Alwihda Info.
The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi, and First Lady Denise Nyakeru Tshisekedi offered their condolences to the families of Lieutenant General Lucien-René Likulia Bakumi and General Joseph Mutombo Katalay, who died in the Kenge air crash. The visit took place on Monday 5 October 2026, according to Alwihda Info.
The two officers, senior officials in the Congolese military justice system, died in the accident in Kenge, in Kwango Province. The head of state and his wife thus paid tribute to the victims of the Kenge air crash, reports Alwihda Info.
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