Kinshasa, May 21st, 2025 (CPA) – An oral question with debate on the deterioration of roads in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been addressed to the provincial minister for infrastructure and public works by a member of parliament, a parliamentary source told us on Wednesday. « We have addressed an oral question with debate to the provincial minister for infrastructure and public works in Kinshasa concerning the advanced deterioration of the road network in the city of Kinshasa. There are practically no roads left in good condition in Kinshasa in general, and in the commune of Lemba in particular« , wrote Norbertine Matanda, the provincial MP for Kinshasa. ‘Several roads have become impassable, notably the Fikin-Super Lemba section, the Mobutu road in Masina, and the Camp-Ceta road in the municipality of N’sele’, she has added. In this document, the Matanda MP has asked for clarification on the road construction and rehabilitation projects planned for the 2025 financial year, stressing the budget allocated and the emergency measures taken to halt the progress of the Mbanza-Lemba ravine. « What has been planned for this year in terms of road construction and rehabilitation in Kinshasa? What measures has your ministry put in place to halt the advance of the Mbanza-Lemba ravine, which has been described as a danger and a threat to the neighbourhood?’’ she has asked She has also addressed this oral question to the provincial infrastructure minister, asking him to explain the procurement procedures, the transparency of the contracts signed and the guarantees put in place to ensure the technical quality of the work. « What is the budget quota planned for your ministry this year for road construction? What is the share of central and provincial government funding in the execution of road construction projects under the 2024-2028 five-year road infrastructure plan? » she has also asked.
In a press release, the provincial government of Kinshasa has indicated that construction work is underway as part of an emergency intervention plan, with the first phase already launched in the first quarter of 2025.