The 37-year-old is accused of having violated the rules in the awarding of a state contract to build a prison near the northwestern city of Kisangani, and of diverting nearly $20 million from a war victims' reparations fund to do so. "They wanted the head of a man who disturbed the mafia, I am paying the price for my fight and I will fight it till the end," the politician added. On top of that Mutamba gave the firm $19.9 million from a fund paid to the DRC by Uganda intended to compensate Congolese victims of fighting between the Ugandan and Rwandan armies during the Second Congo War, according to prosecutors.
Published at: 2025-07-23 22:38:24
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