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'''Vital Kamerhe''' (born 1961<ref name="afp"/>) is a ] politician. He served as Speaker of the ] (December 2006 - March 2009) and as Minister of Information. '''Vital Kamerhe''' (born 1961<ref name="afp"/>) is a ] politician. Former Speaker of the ] and former Minister of Information, he is currently Honorary President of the National Assembly and representative of the Bukavu constituency, founder and leader of the UNC party (Union pour la Nation Congolaise) and candidate to the 2011 presidential election in the DRC.


==Biography==
After President ] allowed ]n troops to enter eastern Congo, Kamerhe criticized Kabila<ref>, Sapa-AFP (''IOL''), 22 January 2009.</ref> in an interview on ] on 21 January 2009. Kabila's ] (PPRD) subsequently called for Kamerhe to resign as President of the National Assembly on 27 February 2009.<ref name="afp">, AFP, 27 February 2009.</ref><ref name="bbc"/> On 25 March 2009 he decided to stand down because of this pressure;<ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963755.stm |title=Congolese assembly speaker quits|date=25 March 2009 |work=] |accessdate=2009-03-25}}</ref> he was succeeded by ].
===Early life and education===
Born in Bukavu on March 4, 1959, Vital Kamhere is the son of Constantine Kamerhe and Alphonsine Mwankingi. Originally from the Shi community of the Walungu territory, he is married and father of 8 children. He masters all the four national languages.
He began his primary school in Bukavu and then in Goma. He then continued in the Kasai to finish in Bandundu obtaining his state degree in mathematics and physics in the 80s.
From there he completed his studies at the University of Kinshasa, where he received his degree in Economics in 1987 with distinction. There he stayed as teaching assistant.<ref>"" "Radio Okapi (2006)"</ref>

==Political Career==
===Under Mobutu===
Kamerhe started his political career in 1984 with the UDPS (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social). During the democratic transition under Mobutu, he was a member of the Rassemblement des forces Sociales et Federalistes (RSF) of Vincent de Paul Lunda Bululu and was also a member of the opposition youth league. Between 1992 and 1997, he becomes advisor to various ministers (mining, post and communications and education). There is some controversy over whether he was a member of a Mobutist youth league (Frojemo), led by General Nzimbi, a fact his opponent often use to discredit him.

===Under Kabila===
Under Laurent Kabila, Kamerhe becomes the deputy chief of staff of Etienne-Richard Mbaya, the minister of reconstruction, then director of the Service National (a quasi-military service set up by LD Kabila) and finally deputy commissioner in charge of MONUC affairs.

====Role in the peace process of the Great Lakes region====
A founding member of the PPRD party in 2002, Vital Kamerhe was one of the leading figures in the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he was even nicknamed "le Pacificateur", the "Peacemaker". As Commissioner General of the Government responsible for monitoring the peace process in the Great Lakes region he is one of the principal negotiators of the 2002 peace deal.
In 2003, he is appointed Minister of Press and Information in the transitional government.

====Role in the 2006 General Election Campaign====
In July 2004, he takes on the leadership of the PPRD and prepares ]'s election campaign, which he receives a lot of credit for. He is elected as parliamentarian in Bukavu with one of the highest scores in the country and on December 29 2006 he is elected president of the National Assembly.

===More Recent Developments===
In 2009, as president of the National Assembly he questions the president ] and his own party over the Umoja Wetu operations that allowed several thousand Rwandan troops to deploy into the Congo without informing the parliament.<ref name="afp">, AFP, 27 February 2009.</ref>

On January 21 2009 he releases a statement to ] expressing his disappointment<ref>, Sapa-AFP (''IOL''), 22 January 2009.</ref> for the joint military operations between the Congolese and Rwandan army in the Kivu, conducted without informing the National Assembly and the Senate and thus violating the article 213 of the constitution<ref>"" "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"</ref>.

On March 25 2009 he delivers a speech resigning as President of the National Assembly.<ref>"" "LAVDC Radio - Jeudi 26 mars 2009"</ref><ref name="bbc">{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7963755.stm |title=Congolese assembly speaker quits|date=25 March 2009 |work=] |accessdate=2011-01-29}}</ref>

In December 2010 Kamerhe officially quits the ] announcing his candidacy to the Presidential Elections of 2011 and the creation of his new party, the UNC (Union pour la Nation Congolaise)<ref>"" "UNC Party Flyer - released on December 14 2010"</ref>, which is expected to have its official inauguration in February 2011.


==References== ==References==
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Vital Kamerhe (born 1961) is a Congolese politician. Former Speaker of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and former Minister of Information, he is currently Honorary President of the National Assembly and representative of the Bukavu constituency, founder and leader of the UNC party (Union pour la Nation Congolaise) and candidate to the 2011 presidential election in the DRC.

Biography

Early life and education

Born in Bukavu on March 4, 1959, Vital Kamhere is the son of Constantine Kamerhe and Alphonsine Mwankingi. Originally from the Shi community of the Walungu territory, he is married and father of 8 children. He masters all the four national languages. He began his primary school in Bukavu and then in Goma. He then continued in the Kasai to finish in Bandundu obtaining his state degree in mathematics and physics in the 80s. From there he completed his studies at the University of Kinshasa, where he received his degree in Economics in 1987 with distinction. There he stayed as teaching assistant.

Political Career

Under Mobutu

Kamerhe started his political career in 1984 with the UDPS (Union pour la Démocratie et le Progrès Social). During the democratic transition under Mobutu, he was a member of the Rassemblement des forces Sociales et Federalistes (RSF) of Vincent de Paul Lunda Bululu and was also a member of the opposition youth league. Between 1992 and 1997, he becomes advisor to various ministers (mining, post and communications and education). There is some controversy over whether he was a member of a Mobutist youth league (Frojemo), led by General Nzimbi, a fact his opponent often use to discredit him.

Under Kabila

Under Laurent Kabila, Kamerhe becomes the deputy chief of staff of Etienne-Richard Mbaya, the minister of reconstruction, then director of the Service National (a quasi-military service set up by LD Kabila) and finally deputy commissioner in charge of MONUC affairs.

Role in the peace process of the Great Lakes region

A founding member of the PPRD party in 2002, Vital Kamerhe was one of the leading figures in the peace process in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he was even nicknamed "le Pacificateur", the "Peacemaker". As Commissioner General of the Government responsible for monitoring the peace process in the Great Lakes region he is one of the principal negotiators of the 2002 peace deal. In 2003, he is appointed Minister of Press and Information in the transitional government.

Role in the 2006 General Election Campaign

In July 2004, he takes on the leadership of the PPRD and prepares Joseph Kabila's election campaign, which he receives a lot of credit for. He is elected as parliamentarian in Bukavu with one of the highest scores in the country and on December 29 2006 he is elected president of the National Assembly.

More Recent Developments

In 2009, as president of the National Assembly he questions the president Joseph Kabila and his own party over the Umoja Wetu operations that allowed several thousand Rwandan troops to deploy into the Congo without informing the parliament.

On January 21 2009 he releases a statement to Radio Okapi expressing his disappointment for the joint military operations between the Congolese and Rwandan army in the Kivu, conducted without informing the National Assembly and the Senate and thus violating the article 213 of the constitution.

On March 25 2009 he delivers a speech resigning as President of the National Assembly.

In December 2010 Kamerhe officially quits the PPRD announcing his candidacy to the Presidential Elections of 2011 and the creation of his new party, the UNC (Union pour la Nation Congolaise), which is expected to have its official inauguration in February 2011.

References

  1. ^ "Call for DR Congo speaker to quit", AFP, 27 February 2009.
  2. "" "Radio Okapi (2006)"
  3. "Kabila decision incensed Congolese", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 22 January 2009.
  4. "" "Constitution de la République Démocratique du Congo"
  5. "" "LAVDC Radio - Jeudi 26 mars 2009"
  6. "Congolese assembly speaker quits". BBC. 25 March 2009. Retrieved 2011-01-29.
  7. "" "UNC Party Flyer - released on December 14 2010"

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