Julien Paluku Kahongya
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Julien Paluku Kahongya is a politician of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
, and the governor of North Kivu province.
He was elected on 2007-01-27 by the North Kivu provincial assembly members to succeed Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka
. A member of the RCD-K-ML rebel group of current Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi, he nonetheless stood as an independent in the gubernatorial elections
, receiving 25 out of 40 votes against his challenger, Vahamwiti Mukesyayira Jean-Chrysostome.
Prior to this he was administrator of the Territory
of Lubero, Mayor of Butembo
and Mayor of Beni
.
On October 10, 2009, Julien Paluku was named by a witness as a co-conspirator and principal facilitator in the sordid murder of Albert Prigogine-Safari Ngezayo, a Goma businessman, father of seven, staunch defender of Congo's fauna and natural resources. Mr. Prigogine was also the nephew of Nobel Prize winner Ilya Prigogine. A witness who was involved in the planning of the murder in January 2008, stated that the then Governor of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, had authorized the murder, loaning his chief of security Major Patrick to secure the murder zone. Named with the Governor were Antoine Musanganya, a local businessman, who had built the Cap Kivu hotel on land that belonged to Albert Prigogine despite two consecutive judgments by the Congolese Supreme Court of Justice, Colonel Mundos, Colonel Delphin, Colonel Kakule Maestro, Major Yves and Major Patrick. As North Kivu awaits justice, Julien Paluku and his murderous network now threaten the Prigogine family. The United Nations has granted protection to the family and witness and international Human Rights organizations as well as the diplomatic community in the DRC are closely monitoring the case to measure President Kabila's commitment to end impunity, corruption and restore the institution of Justice in the Congo.
Julien Paluku, the Governor of North Kivu, the Congo's largest tin-producing province, is facing censure after a government probe report released last week implicated him in alleged corruption scandals, UN-sponsored radio Okapi reported Monday.
To note this will not have been the first time the governor's financial management has been questioned. A probe into financial mismanagement of provincial funds alleged that the governor was running parallel accounts, one officially managed by the provincial accountant and another illegal account managed by the financial adviser to the governor.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
, and the governor of North Kivu province.
He was elected on 2007-01-27 by the North Kivu provincial assembly members to succeed Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka
Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka
Eugène Serufuli Ngayabaseka is a Congolese politician, the ex 2nd Vice President of the Congolese Rally for Democracy-Goma and was the governor of Nord-Kivu province from July 31, 2000 until 2007, when was succeeded by the RCD-K-ML candidate, Paluku Kahongya Julien.Serufuli is a Hutu member of...
. A member of the RCD-K-ML rebel group of current Foreign Minister Mbusa Nyamwisi, he nonetheless stood as an independent in the gubernatorial elections
Democratic Republic of the Congo gubernatorial elections, 2007
Gubernatorial elections were held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 27 January 2007 , though they were originally scheduled for 16 January and 19 January...
, receiving 25 out of 40 votes against his challenger, Vahamwiti Mukesyayira Jean-Chrysostome.
Prior to this he was administrator of the Territory
Territories of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The provinces and districts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are divided into 192 territories and communes...
of Lubero, Mayor of Butembo
Butembo
Butembo is a city in North Kivu, in the north eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, lying west of the Virunga National Park. Until the Congo Civil War, it was an important commercial centre with a large market, a cathedral, a small hospital, and an airport, lying in an area known for tea and...
and Mayor of Beni
Beni
Beni may refer to:Places*Beni Department, Beni River and the Beni savanna, Bolivia*Beni Suef and Beni Hasan, Egypt*Beni Mellal and Beni Amir, Morocco*Beni, Nord-Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo*Beni, Nepal Culture...
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On October 10, 2009, Julien Paluku was named by a witness as a co-conspirator and principal facilitator in the sordid murder of Albert Prigogine-Safari Ngezayo, a Goma businessman, father of seven, staunch defender of Congo's fauna and natural resources. Mr. Prigogine was also the nephew of Nobel Prize winner Ilya Prigogine. A witness who was involved in the planning of the murder in January 2008, stated that the then Governor of North Kivu, Julien Paluku, had authorized the murder, loaning his chief of security Major Patrick to secure the murder zone. Named with the Governor were Antoine Musanganya, a local businessman, who had built the Cap Kivu hotel on land that belonged to Albert Prigogine despite two consecutive judgments by the Congolese Supreme Court of Justice, Colonel Mundos, Colonel Delphin, Colonel Kakule Maestro, Major Yves and Major Patrick. As North Kivu awaits justice, Julien Paluku and his murderous network now threaten the Prigogine family. The United Nations has granted protection to the family and witness and international Human Rights organizations as well as the diplomatic community in the DRC are closely monitoring the case to measure President Kabila's commitment to end impunity, corruption and restore the institution of Justice in the Congo.
Julien Paluku, the Governor of North Kivu, the Congo's largest tin-producing province, is facing censure after a government probe report released last week implicated him in alleged corruption scandals, UN-sponsored radio Okapi reported Monday.
To note this will not have been the first time the governor's financial management has been questioned. A probe into financial mismanagement of provincial funds alleged that the governor was running parallel accounts, one officially managed by the provincial accountant and another illegal account managed by the financial adviser to the governor.