<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav> <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n\n\nThe popular governor of Katanga Moise Katumbi has been gone from Lubumbashi with his family for several days now. It is indicative of the tense pre-electoral season in the country that rumors have begun to fly. Some say he has fled the country after an assassination attempt, others say that he is fed up with a central government that takes much more from Katanga than it gives back, still others deny these rumors and say he is simply on vacation. It would obviously be a huge blow if Katumbi – the popular governor of Kabila’s « home » province (his father at least was from there) – defected from President Kabila’s party, but let’s not speculate on that until somebody gives us a better idea of what is really happening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the meantime, you should definitely check out his twitterfeed @moisekatumbi – it seems to be his official twitter account, but includes a wide variety of messages, ranging from explicit support to Kabila’s brother Zoe to snide criticism of the central government’s corruption. Here are some schizophrenic extracts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24 Jul: Je ne me suis pas exilé ,je suis en vacance avec ma famille et profite de faire des consultations international . Bonne vacance a vous<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24 Jul: Nous sommes aujourd’hui Des esclaves non plus des colons mais des sociétés ayant des pactes avec des personnes très haut placeés du pays<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24 Jul: Pourquoi se débarrasser de la Gecamines!Combien Dan Gentler a débourser ?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
26 Jun: Les hommes populaires sont amenées à prendre parfois des décisions impopulaires. Voter Zoé Kabila pour la paix au Katanga<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4 Jun: Si je porte ma candidature à la présidentielle de 2011, je trahirai mon Président de la République et mon parti le PPRD<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 Jun: J’aime mon pays,suis un patriote .Je ne peux rester impuissant devant l’impunité du gouvernement central<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3 Jun: Mes remerciements au Katangais.Veuillez comprendre ma situation ,pour des raisons personnelles je ne pourrai me représenter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
24 Apr: Mazembe ambitionne de gagner définitivement la coupe d’Afrique<\/p>\n\n\n\n
13 Oct: Armand Tungulu Mudiandambu mort en hero national,meurtri injustement que son ame repose en paix
3 Sept: Puis-je faire pour la RDC ce que je fais pour le Katanga? .Pensez-vous que je peux etre un bon president<\/p>\n\n\n\n
18 Jul: I hope to keep the the champion league coupe By the way ceci est mon premier tweet<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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