By UFrancine Mukwaya, Omele UK, Abangane baseCongo
NgoMsombuluko, zingama-19 kuMasingana, izakhamuzi zaseCongo zasukuma zangenela umqhudelwano wakamuva owenziwa nguhulumeni waseDemocratic Republic of Congo (DRC) wokwelula ukuhlala kukaMengameli uJoseph Kabila embusweni. Ngokomthethosisekelo waseCongo, umengameli angaphatha amahlandla amabili kuphela iminyaka emihlanu kanti ihlandla lesibili likaJoseph Kabila leminyaka emihlanu liphela. December 19, 2016.
Kuwo wonke u-2014, abalandeli bakaKabila bawuzwakalisa umqondo wokuchitshiyelwa komthethosisekelo ukuze akwazi ukungenela ihlandla lesithathu kodwa adudulwe kanzima ngaphakathi (ISonto LamaKatolika, izinhlangano zomphakathi, nokuphikiswa kwezombangazwe) nangaphandle (I-US, i-UN, i-EU, iBelgium neFrance) i-DRC yaphoqa abalandeli bakaKabila ukuthi bawubeke eceleni lo mbono futhi bahlole ezinye izindlela zokugcina umuntu wabo ephethe. Ngaphezu kwengcindezi yangaphakathi neyangaphandle, ukuwa kukaMongameli uBlaise Compaore waseBurkina Faso ngoMfumfu wezi-2014 kwathumela umyalezo oqinile wokuthi ukuguqula umthethosisekelo kuwumsebenzi oyingozi. UBlaise Compaore waxoshwa esikhundleni ngenxa yokuvukela umbuso ngo-Okthoba 31, 2014 ngesikhathi ezama ukuguqula umthethosisekelo wezwe ukuze aqhubeke ephethe.
Uhlelo lwakamuva oluqanjwe amalungu eqembu lezepolitiki likaKabila (PPRD) kanye nomfelandawonye wePresidential Majority yilo: ukuphusha ephalamende laseCongo umthetho wokhetho ozovumela uKabila ukuthi aqhubeke nokubusa ngale kuka-2016. Isigaba sesi-8 somthetho senza ukuphothulwa kwesinqumo ukubalwa kwabantu kuzwelonke kuyisidingo sokuqala sokubamba ukhetho lukaMongameli. Abahlaziyi bakholelwa ukuthi kuzothatha iminyaka emine ukuqeda ukubalwa kwabantu. Le minyaka emine izodlula December 19, 2016; usuku lapho ihlandla lesibili likaKabila liphela ngalo ngokomthethosisekelo. Izibalo eziphikisayo, intsha kanye nezinhlangano zomphakathi zaseCongo ngokubanzi basichithile lesi sici somthetho. Noma kunjalo, uMkhandlu Kazwelonke WaseCongo uphasise lo mthetho ngoMgqibelo, Januwari 17 futhi wawuthumela eSenate ukuze uphasiswe.
Izibalo eziphikisayo zaseCongo kanye nentsha yehlela emigwaqweni isuka NgoMsombuluko, Januwari 19 kuya ngoLwesine, Januwari 22nd ngenhloso yokubamba iSigele enhloko-dolobha yaseKinshasa. Bahlangabezana nokuphikiswa okunonya nokubulalayo kwamasosha kaKabila. Amamashi aholwa yintsha namaqembu aphikisayo abe eGoma, Bukavu naseMbandaka. Ukuqinisa kukahulumeni kwakunonya. Babophe amaqembu aphikisayo, bakhahlela abantu emigwaqweni, badubula bukhoma bedubula ezixukwini. Ngemuva kwezinsuku ezine zemibhikisho eqhubekayo, i-International Federation of Human Rights ithe, bangu-42 abantu abashonile. I-Human Rights Watch ibike izinombolo ezifanayo ezibangayo Abangu-36 bashonile kwathi abangu-21 babulawa ngamasosha.
NgoLwesihlanu, ngoJanuwari 23, iSenethi yaseCongo ivotele ukususa isigatshana somthetho wokhetho esizovumela uMongameli uKabila ukuba asebenzise ukubalwa kwabantu njengesizathu sokuhlala emandleni angaphezu kuka-2016. UMengameli weSenate, uLeon Kengo Wa Dondo uthe. ukuthi kwakungenxa yokuthi abantu bangena emigwaqweni, iSenate ivotele ukususa isihloko esinobuthi emthethweni wokhetho. Uthe "silalele imigwaqo, yingakho ivoti lanamuhla libe wumlando.” Izichibiyelo ezenziwa iSigele somthetho zabe sezifuna ukuba lo mthetho udluliselwe egunjini elixubile ukuze izinguqulo zomthetho zeSigele kanye neSishayamthetho Sikazwelonke zivumelane. Ingcindezi yayikhula kuhulumeni waseKabila njengoba ISonto LamaKatolika lazwakalisa ukukhathazeka mayelana nezenzo zethuna ohlangothini lombuso kaKabila ngenkathi Osopolitiki baseNtshonalanga bangene ngegiya eliphezulu ngomzamo wokudambisa ukungezwani.
NgoMgqibelo, ngoJanuwari 24, uMongameli wePhalamende Likazwelonke utshele abezindaba ukuthi izichibiyelo zeSenethi zizokwamukelwa. NgeSonto, ngoJanuwari 25, iSishayamthetho Sikazwelonke ivotele umthetho futhi samukela izinguquko ezenziwe yiSenethi. Umphakathi uthi unqobile futhi umuzwa ojwayelekile uvezwa egameni lesiLingala elithi “Bazo Pola Bazo Ndima” ngesiNgisi kusho ukuthi, bona [umbuso kaKabila] abalahlekile futhi bamukele ukunqotshwa kwabo.
Indaba esemqoka ekhathazayo isekude ukuxazululeka. Abantu baseCongo abangabazi ukuthi uKabila ufuna ukuqhubeka ebusa nganoma yiziphi izindlela ezidingekayo. Nakuba abantu bethi bayanqoba, ukuqapha kubaluleke kakhulu njengoba kuqhubeka lolu hlelo, futhi izwe libheke ekupheleni okugunyazwe wumthethosisekelo wesikhundla sikaJoseph Kabila njengomengameli. December 19, 2016.
Intengo enzima ikhokhwe ngesonto eledlule ngokulahleka kwempilo. Kodwa-ke, uvalo lwabhodlozwa futhi imibhikisho yesikhathi esizayo ingase ivikele umthethosisekelo, iqinisekise ukuthi uKabila ushiya amandla ngokomthetho wezwe futhi ahlele ukhetho lukaMongameli ngo-2016.
Inhlangano yentsha iyakhula ngokusetshenziswa kwayo ngobuchule kobuchwepheshe obusha bemidiya. Iphinde iqinise amanethiwekhi ayo ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezwe. Intsha yabelana nge izinombolo zikamakhalekhukhwini zamaSenenja kanye namalungu eSishayamthetho Sikazwelonke futhi bahlanganisa abaseCongo ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwe-DRC ukuthi bashayele futhi bathumele imiyalezo kumalungu ephalamende befuna ukuthi bachithe umthetho wokhetho. Ukusetshenziswa kwezinkundla zokuxhumana yintsha kwenze uhulumeni wavala i-internet kanye nohlelo lweSMS ngesonto eledlule (i-inthanethi engenazintambo, i-SMS kanye ne-Facebook kusamele zibuyiselwe). Nge-twitter, intsha yaseCongo idale i-hashtag #Telema, igama lesiLingala elisho ukuthi “Sukuma” okwaba isikhalo entsheni yaseCongo ngaphakathi nangaphandle kwezwe. Siphinde sakha iwebhusayithi enegama elifanayo (www.Telema.org), ukuze kuhlinzekelwe ukwesekwa entsheni ephansi.
Abantu bakhombise ukuthi amandla asezandleni zabo hhayi osopolitiki. Impi akuyona eyokulwa noma emelene nomthetho owodwa noma omunye kodwa kunalokho eyeCongo entsha, iCongo lapho izithakazelo zabantu zibekwe eqhulwini futhi zivikelwe abaholi babo. Impi yethu iwukuba nezwi ohlelweni lokuthatha izinqumo ezweni lethu, futhi ekugcineni silawule futhi sinqume izindaba zeDemocratic Republic of the Congo.
