Wednesday, February 16, 2022 – Ambassador Francine Muyumba, a Senator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has reprimanded Deputy President William Ruto over comments he made about the Central African country, which appeared demeaning and insulting to President Felix Tshisekedi and his people.
Muyumba shared a video of Ruto while addressing micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) business owners in Nyeri on Monday, where he claimed that the DRC, despite having a population of about 90 million people did not even have one cow within its boundaries.
“We have a large market, starting from the DRC. They have a population of 90 million yet they do not have even one cow.
“They have to buy their milk from Australia and New Zealand yet we have the capacity to supply (to them),” Ruto claimed.
However, while explaining the magnitude of the market, his description of the DRC and its people did not sit well with Senator Muyumba.
The Senator of Hait-Katanga Province termed the remarks made by Kenya’s Second-in-Command as insulting and unacceptable and consequently asked him to withdraw them.
“Mr. Vice President, this is really unacceptable, with all due respect, there is a need to withdraw this statement,” Muyumba’s statement read in part.
She claimed that if the allegations made by Ruto were factual, then Kenyan companies would not have set up businesses in her country.
“If DRC did not have a single cow, how could Kenya sign economic deals with DRC? A (Kenyan bank) is currently making money in Congo, this is an insult,” the Senator remarked.
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