The trial of Vital Kamerhe , the Chief of Staff of President Felix Tshisekedi, took an interesting turn after the state representative made a last minute request for the accused's wife and step daughter to give testimonies at the hearing
The state wants Amida Shatur, wife of Vital Kamerhe, and her daughter Soraya Mpiana(who is fathered by popular artist JB Mpiana) to explain their role in the embezzlement of funds Kamerhe is being accused of.
According to documents held by the state, Amida and Soraya's names have been mentioned several times in connection to the corruption case. An extraction points to how a property belonging to Kamerhe's co-accused, Samih Jammal, was handed over to Soraya Mpiana at the instruction of Kamerhe; a property registration certificate with Soraya's name has since been made available to prove this.
Lawyers representing Kamerhe have strongly objected to Shatur and Mpiana appearing in court , arguing that it's an attempt to subject their client to humiliation.
Other big names which are on the proposed witness list includes, the Governor of the Central Bank of Congo Deogratias Mutombo, coordinator of the 100 DAYS EMERGENCY PROGRAM Nicolas Kazadi and Minister of Land Affairs Molendo Sakombi
The trial has been adjourned for 3th of June 2020.
Vital Kamerhe is being accused of embezzling funds disbursed for the construction of social houses, he's believe to have illegally authorised the awarding of a USD57 million housing contract to Jammal Samih.
Some of the houses have been built, however the cost of construction is far lower than the amount the state had made available for the project.
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