On June 23, International Whistleblowers’ Day was marked by a day of discussions between journalists and representatives of the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF), the League for the Fight against Corruption (LICOCO) and of the Public Defense Observatory (ODEP) in the DRC. On this occasion, Jules Alingete, Inspector General of Finance, urged all Congolese to become whistleblowers of “economic crimes” and to consider embezzlers as thieves in the same way as those who commit acts of delinquency in the large market of Kinshasa.
For Alingete, it is time to be firmer with the embezzlers who “mortgag the life of an entire nation”. He hailed whistleblowers, whistleblowers and anonymous advisers for uncovering facts that averted economic disasters. It asks to combine patriotism with force in the face of criminal networks that are ready to operate while revealing mechanisms for rewarding whistleblowers, whistleblowers and advisers within the IGF, through the secret research fund. He adds that it must be done as discreetly as possible. Reward mechanisms exist, but he does not want patriotism to be placed in the background.
The Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Public Expenditure Observatory (ODEP), Professor Florimond Mutemba, pleaded for the establishment in the DRC of a legal framework protecting whistleblowers. The exchanges mainly focused on the need to fight against corruption and anti-values to allow the DRC to move forward in a climate of economic stability.
In this dynamic of the fight against corruption and the search for economic stability, various initiatives have been implemented in the DRC. However, inter-community violence persists and jeopardizes the economic development of the DRC. The country must therefore be more firm against all forms of violence so that all of its development projects can continue.