Kinshasa: The City Hall participation in the evaluation and monitoring meeting onurban roads with the central government

The urban authorities of the Kinshasa City-Province, namely the Chief of Sta to the Governor, Israël MUTALA, and the Provincial Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works, Alain TSHILUNGU, took part in a working session at the Prime Minister’s O ice on Thursday, July 4, 2025.

Chaired by Her Excellency Prime Minister Judith SUMINWA TULUKA, in the presence of the National Minister of Infrastructure and Public Works, John BANZA, as well as the Road Monitoring Task Force, the meeting focused on the progress of road construction projects underway in the capital, with particular emphasis on reinforced concrete roads. The objective was to identify ways to ease tra ic flow in a city plagued by recurring tra ic jams.

During the meeting, the Head of Government issued firm instructions, namely: permanent monitoring and acceleration of the works; the imminent launch of dredging at the river confluences to prevent erosion; the announced commencement of works on the Matadi Road to ease the burden on users; strict quality control of the projects by the Technical Control O ice; and the extension of this approach to other provinces where construction sites are underway.
At the meeting, the provincial executive presented the current state of the road network. It should be noted that Kinshasa has a road network of about 4,000 km, of which only 1,000 km are paved or oncreted, and 750 km are already in an advanced state of disrepair. The vision of the current leadership, under Governor Daniel BUMBA LUBAKI, is to rehabilitate 1,000 kilometres and build 1,000 kilometres of new roads to ensure better mobility in the capital.

COMM Department / MINITP – KINSHASA