The People’s Party for Reconstruction and Democracy (PPRD) has withdrawn its confidence in the governor of Upper Katanga Jean Claude Kazembe. This is indicated by a letter addressed to the latter and signed by the party’s general secretary, Henri Mova.
« In these conditions, I regret to announce that the PPRD withdraws its confidence from you. I ask you to draw all the political consequences » read the correspondence dated June 24, 2016.
JC Kazembe is accused of refusing to respond to the invitation of the National Assembly of Upper Katanga sent to him on 15 April to answer the concerns raised in a motion of censure against the deputy’s Provincial government.
Jean Claude Kazembe was accused of poor management of the province’s finances, relations with its employees, cases of public procurement in breach of procedures and failure to implement the budget as voted by the provincial assembly.
The motion against him had been voted by the majority of the members. Dismissed from office, he was later reinstated by the Constitutional Court, before being denied by his political family.