Bandundu, May 29th, 2021 (CPA).- The whale-boat owners of the town of Bandundu, capital of the province of Kwilu, sailing on the reach of the Kwilu and Kasai rivers, have recently deplored the harassment of which they are victims of the part of the elements of the services responsible for the monitoring of the river reach, indicated a shipowner who has acquired anonymity, during an interview with the CPA. According to the source, the owners of the units are obliged to pay several taxes, and exorbitant fines for the slightest breach.
The shipowners are requesting the intervention of the competent authorities to reduce the cost of these various taxes which affect the price of foodstuffs at the market in the town of Bandundu, he concluded. ACP/Fng/nig