MINISTRY OF FOREIGN TRADE: NEW GUIDANCE GIVEN TO THE INTERIM DG OF THE OCC, CHRISTELLLE MUABILU BY MINISTER JULIEN PALUKU KAHONGYA, WHO HAS JUST ESTABLISHED THE RECOVERY COMMISSION OF THIS SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ORGANIZATION THROUGH AN ORDER SIGNED CE TUESDAY FEBRUARY 17, 2026
Carry out urgent reforms to save the Congolese Control Office-OCC from sinking by focusing on vision, rigor, decision-making capacity and the ability to sanction positively and negatively, but also ensure that the work is done by the right people, in the right direction and with the right resources; here are the new directions given this Tuesday, February 17, 2026 in Kinshasa to the Interim Director General of the Congolese Control Office-OCC, Christellle Muabulu by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya, who has just set up the recovery commission of this scientific and technical organization in charge of controlling the quality and conformity of products intended for consumption; and this, 24 hours after the precautionary suspension of the Director General, Etienne Tshimanga Mutombo, for serious management errors.
This commission, whose logistical aspects are entirely covered by the budget of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and not that of the Congolese Control Office-OCC, has the mission of drawing up an administrative and financial inventory of the OCC, evaluating all contracts and partnership agreements linking the Office with third parties, auditing production and evaluating the mechanisms for controlling quality, quantity and conformity with import and export and proposing to the competent authority all corrective measures and recovery of the Congolese Control Office-OCC.
The said commission, which has a deadline of 10 days, renewable only once to make its conclusions and proposals, has an office composed of the President, Professor Byombuka Onesime, the Vice-President, Maître Kayeye Kasongo David and the Rapporteur, Professor Ndakaishe Mwanamulenda Joseph, but also members notably Katembwe Kasongo Raymond, Jules Muilu Mbo, Kyakwa Jonathan, Cibalonza Célestin, Benga Carlos and Ibongya Y'Elima Evariste
Note that this commission will work in close collaboration with the auditors while making use of resource people within or outside the OCC if necessary, including retirees from the Office, agents and executives of the OCC interested in the reforms, delegates or members of the unions, administrators and any other expert.
She has full power to access any document deemed useful and all OCC bank accounts, informs the ministerial decree establishing the recovery commission of the Congolese Control Office-OCC signed this Tuesday, February 17, 2026 by the Minister of Foreign Trade, Julien Paluku Kahongya.
