Wombo, July 6th, 2025(CPA) – The acquisition of machinery for road construction, particularly in the Songololo territory, Wombo sector, in Central Kongo (south-west of the Democratic Republic of Congo) was announced on Sunday by the provincial health minister during the centenary celebrations of the Saint Joseph parish in the town of Kasi. ‘The province has just acquired tractors, tools and machinery for road construction and maintenance. The Wombo sector in the Songololo territory is one of the beneficiaries of this equipment, which will be delivered very shortly’, declared Mr Fiston Yobila, Provincial Minister for Health, on behalf of the provincial governor, who is unable to attend. According to him, there are many difficulties in the city of Kasi, including access to roads, electricity and water, all challenges for which the governor will spare no effort to find a solution. ‘The governor has already been to Kasi in recent months, and he himself has seen first-hand the challenges to which we will be responding,’ he said, praising the impact of Saint Joseph’s parish and its contribution to the development of the Kasi community.
Creation of a public road maintenance company in Songololo
Mr Innocent Mavungu, acting administrator of the Songololo territory, where the town of Kasi is located, announced the creation of a public road maintenance company. ‘I am announcing that the sector chiefs will soon be invited to come and sign the articles of association of a company called ‘Company of the Congolese people in manual cantonment and sanitation work’’, he announced. According to him, this company is awaiting the approval of the provincial governor, Grâce Bilolo, before it can be officially set up. It will be used to clean up the roads in Songololo territory, with the help of community workers. ‘It will be a community enterprise’, he said.
For its operation, the administrator indicated that the company will collect a sort of small amount from road users, so that they can feed the company. Bishop Andrée Giraud Pindi, bishop of the diocese of Matadi, invited the authorities to take into account the problems of the city of Kasi, including the road, electricity and drinking water supply, which are still a dream for this community, whose church has been established for over 100 years since 1921. Finally, Mr Léon Mukoko, a notable from the Wombo sector and from the parish of Saint Joseph de Kasi, asked the bishop to use his influence to ensure that the parish, which has existed for over 100 years, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.