Adèle Kahinda
Adèle Kahinda Mayina | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Portfolio | |
| Assumed office April 2021 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Constituency | Sandoa |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Alliance des Forces Démocratiques du Congo |
| Occupation | politician |
Adèle Kayinda Mahina is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. She is a member of Modeste Bahati Lukwebo's Alliance des Forces Démocratiques du Congo,[1] and a longstanding deputy in the National Assembly.[2] In 2021 she was appointed Minister of Portfolio in the Lukonde government.[3]
Life
[edit]Princess Adèle Kayinda Mahina comes from the royal family of the Tshokwe people, from near Mwathisenge in Sandoa Territory, Lualaba Province. She was elected to the National Assembly as a deputy representing Sandoa, and has served in the National Assembly for over a decade.[2]
She has been president of the caucus of women parliamentarians, and president of the gender and parity parliamentary network. She was also president of the Alliance des Forces Démocratiques du Congo – a parliamentary group.[2]
After several months of negotiating the composition of the Sacred Union of the Nation in early 2021, on 12 April 2021 Adèle Kahinda was announced as Minister of Portfolio within the Lukonde cabinet.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Romain Gras; Stanis Bujakera Tshiamala (14 April 2021). "DRC: President Tshisekedi finally forms a government". The Africa Report. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- ^ a b c Cathy Ibandula (16 April 2021). "Ministère du Portefeuille: Qui est Adèle Kahinda?". digitalcongo.net (in French). Retrieved 12 February 2022.
- ^ The International Directory of Government 2021. Europa Publications. 2021. pp. 475–476. ISBN 9781000521375.
She has been named in the IGF report as a person of interest in regards to corrupt dealings in the attempt to sell off assets to Chinese corporations that do not adhere to DRC laws and exploit local workers for their own personal greed