Political Campaigns “not a time to enrich the population”: Catholic Priest in DR Congo

Fr. Mbokani went on to highlight the criteria for a good candidate. 

He said that a good representative of the people must be “truthful, honest, and a man of debate.”

The Catholic Priest added, “He or she must also have a good grasp of their missions, as well as the real problems of the community they will be representing and defending in Parliament.”

“A good candidate is first and foremost someone who knows how to avoid lies. It's someone who is honest, because you have to like the truth of spice more than the hypocrisy of sugar. As they say, a good candidate is someone with rigor and discipline,” Fr. Mbokani said.

Eligible voters in DRC will participate in the election of their country’s President, 500 members of the National Assembly, and members of the country's 26 Provincial Assemblies.

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And for the first time under DRC's new constitution, members of some 300 Municipal Councils will also be voted in at the December 20 polls.

Political campaigns for the presidential, legislative and local elections in the Central African country officially kicked off on November 19.

Jude Atemanke is a Cameroonian journalist with a passion for Catholic Church communication. He holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Buea in Cameroon. Currently, Jude serves as a journalist for ACI Africa.