André Mushongo: “No one is irreplaceable”—lawmaker calls for sanctions against higher education minister

Author: actualite.cdPublished on: October 27, 2026Country: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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André Mushongo: “No one is irreplaceable”—lawmaker calls for sanctions against higher education minister

UDPS national lawmaker André Mushongo Mashara, who initiated a parliamentary inquiry into the management of tuition-fee shares and related charges in higher education, says the report’s recommendations were adopted by the plenary. They call on the prime minister to hear the higher education minister and then sanction her for mismanagement, along with certain institutional heads. Mushongo cites family members’ involvement in managing ministry accounts and the imposition of fees without a legal basis. Parliament’s bureau is to send the recommendations to the prime minister; no motion against the minister has yet been filed.

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