The funeral of the late Etienne Tshisekedi will be broadcast live on national radio and television from May 30 to June 1, 2019. According to a statement of sums transmitted to the Presidency of the Republic, May 24, the overall rating of charges figure to 52,479 US dollars.

If this amount that provokes reactions on the web, for the RTNC, acting through the channel of its Deputy Director General, it is the duty of this public service, it is the duty of this public service to accompany the Organizing Committee funeral of the illustrious disappeared at the height of this great event.

To read the letter of Freddy Mulumba, it is so that « all the Congolese of the interior and the outside of the country follow the great funeral in the best conditions under the best conditions on the radio as on the television. »

USD 52,000 for which services?
This note covers several services starting from the deployment of the equipment on three sites (airport of Ndjili, Stadium of the martyrs and mausoleum in Nsele); deployment of mobile teams in the field; the purchase of consumables and some necessary materials.

There is also the 10-hour rental of the satellite segment, the communication with the operational teams and the satellite operator for the coordination, the rental of a Transco bus and the snack of two teams of 43 people.

Beyond the criticisms ranging from overbilling to doubts about the lack of certain equipment of the mobile control such as an audio mixer and a video mixer, commented analysts, the reality is such that the teams of the RTNC have always had a their own schedule for charging this kind of benefits to the Presidency. Especially with regard to the snack teams, which represents in this case almost 50% of the overall bill.

#RDC: La RTNC chaîne nationale sollicite plus de 50.000 dollars pour couvrir les obsèques d'Étienne Tshisekedi prévus ce 30 mai 2019. @Presidence_RDC pic.twitter.com/XghZkUOkSF

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As a result, some analysts believe, it is up to the organizing committee to consider negotiating to agree on a specific amount that the President of the Republic could pay.

« The RTNC can not draw on its resources stemming in particular from the administration of its inheritance and the property which the management entrusts to him to cover the expenses of the Presidency in a context where the subsidies of the State are not allotted to him. What could be more normal than it does not to suffer an imbalance in its management », said Pierre Mukendi.

As much, it will be necessary to require the RTNC the financial report containing all the vouchers of funds that will be allocated to him, so much the government should make public the budget allocated by the State to the organization of the funeral of Patriarch Etienne Tshisekedi Wa Mulumba.

Emilie MBOYO