Kinshasa, November 30th,2025 (CPA).- One hundred and twenty (120) kilometres (km) of roads in the city of Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, have been delivered in less than 16 months, the urban authority has indicated during his speech on Saturday on Top Congo FM radio. « The road works already completed in the city of Kinshasa represent 105 km of roads. That’s the equivalent of several avenues that I can’t even count. In less than 16 months, we have delivered 120 km of roads. We are doing more with less money. 450 million have been given to the previous provincial government without any tangible results. No provincial government in Kinshasa has ever managed to build roads with its own resources; we always have to resort to help from the central government, » has declared Daniel Bumba, governor of the city of Kinshasa. Mr Bumba has, on this occasion, indicated that more than 79% of the cleaning of gutters have already been carried out in the rivers, including several watercourses, notably the Yolo, Lukunga, Gombe and Bitshaku tshaku rivers. « The water flow time has been significantly reduced. In front of the town hall, it is a complex problem for which a solution is currently being sought. Today, we are around 20 million inhabitants in Kinshasa. All the drainage systems are blocked. Methodical work is needed, with methodical studies. Most of the collectors have not been cleaned for over 40 years. We need to educate our citizens, » he has said.
Unsanitary conditions in Kinshasa, a four-decade-old problem
Furthermore, Mr Bumba has explained that the unsanitary conditions experienced by the Congolese capital are a four-decade-old problem. « The unsanitary conditions in Kinshasa are a four-decade-old problem. We are in the process of finding solutions, notably with the recovery of the Mpasa landfill site, and today we are adding another one in Luzizila. After the floods of April 4th and 5th, I would argue that Kinshasa has not received the 96 million announced, » he has specified. ‘“We have instead received 21 million, and 14 million has been used, particularly for road maintenance. The remaining seven (7) million is in the public treasury account,’” has maintained Mr Bumba. ‘’Kinshasa currently generates 17,000 tonnes of waste per day. This comes from businesses and industries. Most of it is household waste. We need structural solutions. We also need to raise public awareness. Waste disposal costs 1.7 million dollars per day. That’s 100 dollars per tonne. But we produce 17,000 tonnes of waste per day. That’s about 50 million dollars per month, » he has concluded.