Kamerhe’s exit tests his fragile alliance with Tshisekedi
DRC opposition leader of the UNC party Vital Kamerhe (left), hugs Felix Tshisekedi of the UDF party as he announced his support for Tshisekedi for the presidential election in December during a press conference in Nairobi, on November 23, 2018.
The ruling coalition in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is in turmoil after National Assembly Speaker Vital Kamerhe resigned just minutes before a plenary session was to debate petitions seeking his removal.
In doing so, he may have spared himself and four other top officials from a bruising legislative prosecution.
