tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post5800585274080074081..comments2024-02-24T06:10:42.255-08:00Comments on Congo Siasa: UDPS congress begins in KinshasaJason Stearnshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-33441399487262105082010-12-13T07:29:45.711-08:002010-12-13T07:29:45.711-08:00So little time, so many blog posts to do....
As f...So little time, so many blog posts to do....<br /><br />As for Kengo, I agree, there is a lot of talk about him, and he has been a skillful manager of the senate. But he doesn't have a popular base and then there is always the issue of his Mobutist-Rwandan heritage. Although I hear he has presidential ambitions, I see him better at navigating the pitfalls of elite politics than starting a popular campaign.Jason Stearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-26058295643039360682010-12-13T04:46:50.459-08:002010-12-13T04:46:50.459-08:00This blog often cites Tshisekedi & Kamerhe as ...This blog often cites Tshisekedi & Kamerhe as rival candidates of Kabila, with mention of Kashala and MLC (Bemba's political party that has yet to determine itself).<br /><br />If I am not mistaken, there has been no mention of Léon Kengo wa Dondo, even though Congolese cyberspace is bristling with rumors of the impending surprise element of the "Outsider", considered by some Congolese statesmen as a serious contender given the fact that the Senate is percieved to be the institution that has been managed , and functioned, the most seriously and effectively of all the institutions produced by the 2006 elections (when making each of their "bilan" for the 1st mandate of the 3rd Republic)?<br /><br />How about an in-depth analysis of all possible serious contenders i.e. so far Tshisekedi, Kamerhe, Kengo, Kashala & MLC?<br /><br />Is it safe to hope that the DRC stands a chance at democratic "alternance" rather than going the mediocre way of too many african countries i.e. just another electoral mascarade in 2011 only reinforcing and strengthening what is in reality a dictatorship?<br /><br />Questions begging answers!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-13252710401211175302010-12-12T20:53:59.010-08:002010-12-12T20:53:59.010-08:00Kash does it again. Wonderful work.Kash does it again. Wonderful work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-594025897867323212010-12-12T19:23:56.090-08:002010-12-12T19:23:56.090-08:00Good to know that u guys covered Tshitshi's re...Good to know that u guys covered Tshitshi's return. I should have said "None of the anglophone print media or online media covered it."Jason Stearnshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11454449854081540397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1209670742820403516.post-6717677846267221002010-12-12T15:07:34.227-08:002010-12-12T15:07:34.227-08:00"None of the anglophone media have covered Ts..."None of the anglophone media have covered Tshisekedi's arrival"... apart from the BBC on Focus on AfricaThomas Huberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13073197979325603638noreply@blogger.com