After laying a wreath of flowers before his remains and marking her presence by writing a few words in the golden book, Marie-Olive Lembe Kabila acknowledged in Mzee Laurent-Désiré Kabila the value of nationalism for the DRC and also the symbol for the revolution against imperialism and against all the enemies of the country.

"A man of values who educated his children well, among whom is my dear husband, the valiant son of Mzee Laurent Désiré Kabila," declared Olive Lembe Kabila.

Furthermore, this former first lady of the Democratic Republic of the Congo expressed regret that the democracy left by the father of change, Joseph Kabila, is today being trampled upon.

Cathy Ibandula