Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul
Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul | |
|---|---|
| Delegate to the Prime Minister for Finance | |
| In office 28 April 2012 – 7 December 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 September 1954 Kenge, Belgian Congo |
| Died | 7 October 2025 (aged 71) Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Party | USN |
| Education | University of Kinshasa |
Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul (11 September 1954 – 7 October 2025) was a Congolese politician.[1]
Life and career
Born in Kenge on 11 September 1954, Kitebi studied economics at the University of Kinshasa.
On 28 April 2012, he was named Delegate to the Prime Minister for Finance in the First Matata government by order of President Joseph Kabila.[2][3] In November 2016, he was named Director-General of the Fonds de promotion d'industrie.[4]
In 2021, Kitebi was charged with embezzlement alongside former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon and South African businessman Kristo Groblert in a case involving the construction of an industrial park in Kenge. On 15 November 2021, the Constitutional Court declared itself unable to hear the case.[5][6] In June 2022, the Court of Cassation took up the case, yet again referred to the Constitutional Court.[7][8] In November 2022, the Constitutional Court declared itself able to prosecute a former Prime Minister.[9] The case resumed on 21 June 2023, though Kitebi was not included in this trial.[10]
Kitebi Kibol Mvul died on 7 October 2025, at the age of 71.[11]
References
- ^ "RDC : Décès de Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul, ancien ministre délégué aux Finances et ex-directeur général du FPI". 24sur24.cd (in French). 7 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Robert Mbwinga Bila, ministre des affaires foncières veut faire de la terre un facteur de développement socio-économique en RDC". imcongo (in French). 21 May 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Visite de Patrice Kitebi Kibol Mvul, ministre délégué auprès du Premier ministre de la République démocratique du Congo, chargé des Finances, à la CE". Europeana (in French).
- ^ "FPI : Patrice Kitebi a pris officiellement ses fonctions ce jeudi 24 novembre". Actualite.cd (in French). 24 November 2016. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Gras, Romain; Bujakera Tshiamala, Stanis (13 September 2021). "RDC : le procès de Matata Ponyo s'ouvrira le 25 octobre". Jeune Afrique (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ wa Kamanda Muzembe, Kamanda (15 November 2021). "RDC: la Cour constitutionnelle se déclare incompétente pour juger Matata Ponyo". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "RDC : Augustin Matata Ponyo renvoyé devant la Cour constitutionnelle". Jeune Afrique (in French). 23 July 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ Wa Kamanda, Kamanda (15 July 2022). "Procès de Matata Ponyo en RDC: la compétence de la Cour de cassation remise en cause par la défense". Radio France Internationale (in French). Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Affaire Matata Ponyo : la Cour constitutionnelle se déclare à nouveau compétente pour juger un ancien Premier Ministre". Actualite.cd (in French). 18 November 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "RDC: début du procès de l'ex-Premier ministre Matata Ponyo pour détournement de fonds". Radio France Internationale (in French). 21 August 2023. Retrieved 12 October 2025.
- ^ "Décès du député national Patrice Kitebi à Kinshasa". Radio Okapi (in French). 8 October 2025. Retrieved 12 October 2025.