Kinshasa, October 1st, 2026 (CPA).- The mission of the state-owned enterprise responsible for regulating the subcontracting sector in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) was explained to the public on Thursday during a press briefing held in Kinshasa, the country’s capital. “The mission of our institution is to strengthen governance, make oversight effective by ensuring monitoring and compliance, contribute to Congolese companies’ access to financing by promoting local content, and develop useful partnerships to enable Congolese subcontracting companies to take advantage of opportunities,” said Juan Ted Baleshayi, Director General of the Regulatory Authority for Subcontracting in the Private Sector (ARSP), in his address. He said his ambition is to propel Congolese companies so that they can seize opportunities, execute contracts and achieve growth, adding that efforts had been made to restore the ARSP’s full operational capacity through three pillars: reform, modernization and regulation. Several measures have been undertaken to eliminate administrative burdens through digital transformation, the full dematerialization of registration procedures and the rollout of online reporting.
“Regarding the institution’s finances, through a disengagement mechanism and drastic rationalization of expenditure, we must ensure transparency in the administrative structure and strengthen human capital, beginning with a review of the organizational framework, clarification of responsibilities and the creation of job descriptions, as well as the introduction of disciplinary rigor and strict internal recruitment to establish a corps of competent and honest inspectors,” he explained.
Mr. Baleshayi noted that regulation is not about controlling for the sake of controlling, but rather about enforcing the law and sustainably correcting practices. Regulation must serve as a lever for growth, which is reflected in the resumption of controls, the restarting of inspections and the application of firm sanctions against ineligible subcontractors, as well as in strengthening the skills of the inspection corps to ensure the credibility of their mission.
A new economic momentum
The Director General of the ARSP said these reforms had laid the benchmarks and foundations for a new economic momentum, in line with the vision of President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, who seeks to make subcontracting a genuine pillar of the DRC’s economic independence and sovereignty.
These changes have been marked by the restoration of the institution’s operational capacity, greater respect and consideration for Congolese entrepreneurs, as well as the recognition of companies with majority Congolese capital as key players in the value chain. “Our future action will focus on the following major objectives: intensifying digitalization and field inspections, continuing the professionalization of ARSP teams and strengthening financial discipline, deploying our institution throughout the national territory because subcontracting is not limited to mining, and finally, facilitating access to markets and financing for eligible companies and companies owned and promoted by Congolese nationals,” concluded Mr. Baleshayi Kasanda.