"Ministers Nicolas Kazadi and François Rubota banned from leaving the country," announces Le Phare in an article published on its inside pages. Indeed, according to a directive from the Attorney General (PGR) at the Court of Cassation, Firmin Mvonde, and communicated to the DGM (General Directorate of Migration), Ministers Nicolas Kazadi (Finance) and François Rubota (Rural Development) are prohibited from leaving the country until further notice.

Le Phare reports that this precautionary measure is linked to the controversy that is only growing around the alleged overcharging of drilling costs for a thousand localities across the country and lamp posts for the city of Kinshasa.

Forum des as reports on the same matter that in correspondence in response to the requisition of the PGR at the Court of Cassation, requesting the technical control office (BTC) to communicate the results of the investigations on the sites where the works have been installed and/or constructed and to evaluate the costs on a case-by-case basis, the Minister of Finance has requested that the said judicial investigation be extended to include costs.

AfricaNews reveals a presumed corruption scandal in Kinshasa that has shaken the election of the governor. "Vehicles seized and associates of candidate Bumba arrested at the ANR," indicates this newspaper.

The affair, carefully concealed until the eve of this election, began to unravel when the curiosity of the guards and visitors at the River Tower-Sicilia building, located a short distance from the Criminal Records Office HQ in Gombe, was piqued by the impressive number of vehicles parked in the underground car parks of said building.

The names of some provincial deputies of Kinshasa are inscribed on these vehicles, presumed gifts from a Kinshasa governor candidate, Daniel Bumba. A police major, close to candidate Daniel Bumba, was arrested while three members of his team were heard at the ANR.

La Prospérité dedicates its headline to Félix Tshisekedi's trip to Germany. Indeed, the Head of State arrived in Berlin, Germany, on Sunday, for a mission focused on economic cooperation and security.

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