An edict setting minimum wages submitted to the Provincial Assembly of Kinshasa

Kinshasa, February 25^th, 2026 (CPA).- An edict setting minimum wages in the city of Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, has been submitted to the Provincial Assembly on Wednesday by an elected representative from the municipality of Ngaba, in the centre of the Congolese capital, CPA has noticed. « In accordance with the duties entrusted to elected officials, we have come in our capacity as legislators to table an edict setting minimum wages in the city-province of Kinshasa. This edict complies with national legislation and reflects the will of the Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi, as executed by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. It is a consolidation edict, in line with the central government’s guidelines, » has declared Mon Plaisir Bolokole, provincial deputy elected from the Ngaba constituency. He has specified that this edict complies with national legislation and reflects the will of the Head of State, Felix Tshisekedi, as executed by Prime Minister Judith Suminwa. ‘This is a consolidation edict, in line with the central government’s guidelines,’ he has added.  The text proposes to set the minimum daily wage at 21,500 Congolese francs for each manual labourer. ‘’This means that all manual labourers must receive a minimum of FC 21,500 per day. For managers and other professional categories, the remuneration will vary according to levels of responsibility and applicable pay scales,’ has explained the deputy. Mr Bolokole has stressed that this initiative aims to provide the capital with a clear legal framework for minimum remuneration. ‘We ask our fellow provincial deputies to welcome this edict and adopt it unanimously during the plenary debates, so that the city of Kinshasa can set minimum wages in accordance with the powers granted to it by the Constitution,’ he has pleaded. The elected representative has reminded that this decree fills a legal vacuum in terms of provincial powers. ‘The Constitution recognises the provincial assemblies’ power to set minimum wages, but this provision has not always been fully exercised. This decree therefore fills a legal vacuum,’ he has explained, before inviting other provinces to be inspired by this approach. ‘We encourage all provincial assemblies in the Democratic Republic of Congo to follow in our footsteps, as this is a model edict designed to strengthen social justice and guarantee a decent minimum income for workers,’ the deputy has concluded.