National Assembly: Two bills on public services and hygiene declared admissible

On October 16, 2026, the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s National Assembly declared two bills admissible and referred them to committees for review. Presented by Jean Baleke Mugabo, the first would amend the 2016 law governing public services to strengthen transparency, impartiality and service quality. The hygiene bill, initiated by Katembo Thaddée, Kambale Alexandre, Jacques Safari, Jean-Marc Mambidi and Bienvenue Mangoza, contains eight titles and 231 articles and aims to improve sanitation and disease prevention. Assembly President Aimé Boji Sangara urged committees to clarify the division of responsibilities and ensure consistency with existing laws; they have seven days to complete their work.