Response of Minister Julien Paluku to the Presence of Joseph Kabila in Goma and Alleged Support to M23
His Excellency Julien Paluku Kahongya at a press briefing
Former Governor of North Kivu for twelve years, Minister Paluku expressed deep concern at the apparent contradiction between Mr. Kabila’s past fight against Rwanda-backed rebellions and his current posture.
“Is it really the same man who once fought the M23, now seemingly walking alongside them?” the Minister asked.
In a tone both lucid and solemn, Julien Paluku posed twelve major questions to the former Head of State, in reaction to the latter’s speech broadcast on YouTube on May 23. These questions, rooted in well-established historical facts, aim to remind Mr. Kabila of his former commitment to defending national sovereignty against foreign aggression.
Among the questions raised:
1) Is it the son of President Laurent-Désiré Kabila, who was assassinated by a Rwandan-backed mafia, now entering Goma under the supervision of the same actors?
2) Is it the one who defeated Laurent Nkunda, orchestrated the Umoja Wetu and Pomme Orange operations, dismantled the M23 in 2013, and removed its officers from the national army, who now seeks their protection?
3) Is it the same man who was hailed as a democrat for handing over power in 2019, now standing beside those he once called the torturers of the Congolese people?
The Minister recalled the heavy toll paid by the populations of Eastern Congo, with thousands killed in Goma and Bukavu, and heroic officers like Colonel Mamadou Ndala and General Lucien Bauma who fell in that war of aggression.
“The person I knew and served during those years of struggle, who endured Rwandan pressure for 18 years as Head of State, should not have returned to Goma under the current circumstances,” concluded Minister Paluku.
This statement is a call for memory, coherence, and historical responsibility. It is addressed not only to Mr. Kabila but also to all political and security actors in the Republic, at a time when national unity and clarity of position are more crucial than ever.
Issued in Kinshasa, on May 27, 2025,
His Excellency Julien Paluku Kahongya
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LE MINISTRE JULIEN PALUKU POSE 12 QUESTIONS À JOSEPH KABILA
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