Vital Kamerhe is a Congolese politician. He is currently the President of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; previously he served in the government as Minister of Information.
After President Joseph Kabila allowed Rwandan troops to enter eastern Congo, Kamerhe criticized Kabila[1] in an interview on Radio Okapi on 21 January 2009. The pro-Kabila Alliance for the Presidential Majority (AMP) subsequently called for Kamerhe to resign as President of the National Assembly on 27 February 2009.[2] He remained President of the National Assembly when Parliament held an opening session on 16 March 2009; in protest, the AMP boycotted the session, and only opposition deputies participated.[3]
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- ↑ "Kabila decision incensed Congolese", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 22 January 2009.
- ↑ "Call for DR Congo speaker to quit", AFP, 27 February 2009.
- ↑ "Majority party snubs Congo parliament", Sapa-AFP (IOL), 16 March 2009.