Mr
Freddy Kita Bukusu, born in 1965, is a politician from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was vice-minister of international cooperation from 2017 to 2019, then vice-minister of planning since September 2019.
He is also the founder and moral authority of the People's Movement for Social Progress, a Kino-Congolese political party founded in 2017.
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| 🏡 Residence | Kinshasa |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Congolese |
| 🏫 Education | Political sciences & Economy ( University of Kinshasa) |
| 💼 Occupation | Congolese politician and diplomat |
| 👔 Employer | Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Known for | Fight against poverty |
| Term | Deputy Minister of Planning |
| Predecessor | Bahati Lukwebo |
| 🏛️ Political party | People's Movement for Social Progress (MPPS) |
| Movement | Progressism |
| 🏅 Awards | Honorary Doctorate from the Paris School of International and Political Studies |
| Honors | Grand Knight of Peace in the Order of Malta |
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Early Life
Freddy Kita began a political career at the age of 20. Hostile to the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko, he joined various student movements defending the values of Christian democracy.
Career
Freddy Kita began a political career at the age of 20. Hostile to the regime of President Mobutu Sese Seko, he joined various student movements defending the values of Christian democracy.
He has been an international speaker on the themes of peace, democracy, and security since 2010. He is the co-founder and coordinator of the monitoring committee of the Pan-African Initiative for the Defence of Democracy (IPDD).
Subsequently, he is co-founder and signatory of the Genval act in Belgium, a commitment of political and social forces acquired with the change, forming a Rally with Étienne Tshisekedi.
During the 2016 political crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he was one of the negotiators and signatories of the so-called New Year's Eve agreement, providing for the withdrawal of President Joseph Kabila and the appointment of an opposition government. Bruno Tshibala, who became Prime Minister, appointed him Minister for International Cooperation. Close to Bruno Tshibala, he is considered to be his right-hand man.
He was made a grand knight of peace on July 25, 2015, in Assisi (Italy).
He was appointed Deputy Minister of Planning on August 26, 2019, in the government of Sylvestre Ilunga.
Freddy Kita took office as Deputy Minister for International Cooperation in the Tshibala Government on May 18, 2017.
He travelled with Bruno Tshibala to Montreal on June 11, 2018, to participate in the International Economic Forum of the Americas, to promote investment and public-private partnerships in the DRC. At the end of this tour, he notably secured promises of investment of nearly 300 million euros.
He participated in the African ministerial conference on March 25, 2019, on the support of the African Union (AU) to the United Nations political process on the conflict in Western Sahara, organized in Marrakech, Morocco. He particularly called for strict compliance with all decisions of the United Nations and the African Union to resolve this Sahara crisis once and for all.
Freddy Kita was appointed Vice-Minister of Planning on August 26, 2019, and took office on September 9, 2019. Immediately upon taking office, he became involved in the fight against poverty, and in this capacity he facilitated the resumption of collaboration between the Salvation Army and the Congolese government.
He led a round table discussion with the World Health Organization on the problem of HIV/AIDS response among Congolese adolescents and young people, advocating for the democratization of prevention measures in all provinces of the country to overcome the epidemic.
Personal Life
Freddy Kita is married and has three children.
References
http://www.adiac-congo.com/content/freddy-kita-il-ny-aura-plus-un-troisieme-dialogue-en-rdc-67998
