Kamerhe vital biography of michael

Vital Kamerhe might not be tipped to win the elections, though he is expected to draw a lot of support from voters disgruntled with Joseph Kabila but distrustful of the alternative offered by Tshisekedi.

Some also see potential in Kamerhe after a series of bold criticisms of the Kabila administration over the past five years.

Kamerhe started his political career in with the Union for Democracy and Social Progress (UDPS) and held a series of political posts during the final years of the Mobuto regime, including roles in the ministries of environment and higher education and the prime minister’s cabinet.

He also worked under Laurent Kabila following the toppling of Mobuto in , finally becoming the deputy commissioner in charge of MONUC – the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC – affairs in

‘The peacemaker’

Kamerhe co-founded the People’s P