Jaynet Kabila
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Janet Désiré Kabila Kyungu | |
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| Born | 4 June 1971 |
| Political party | Independent |
Janet Désiré Kabila Kyungu, born June 4, 1971, is the twin sister of Joseph Kabila, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Kyungu was elected a member of the Parliament of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2011. Document leaks in 2016 revealed that she is a part-owner of a major Congolese telecom company through offshore subsidiaries.
Biography
Kyungu first became publicly prominent in 2011 when she was elected as a deputy to the Congolese National Assembly, representing Kalemie as an independent.[1]
Despite her generally low profile, Kyungu is a powerful figure in Congolese politics, as the owner of Congolese media conglomerate Digital Congo.[2] and as of 2015 has been described as the most influential member of her brother's entourage.[3]
Offshore Holdings
On April 3, 2016, the Panama Papers investigative reporting project revealed that Kyungu hired Panmanian law firm Mossack Fonseca to create a company called Keratsu Holding Limited in Niue on June 19, 2001, just a few months after her brother became president.[2] According to the documents released, Kyungu was a co-director of Keratsu Holding Limited with Congolese businessman Kalume Nyembwe Feruzi[4], the son of a close ally of Kyungu's father, Laurent-Désiré Kabila.
Keratsu Holdings owns a 19 percent stake in Congolese Wireless Network SPRL, which in turn has a 49 percent stake in Vodacom Congo SPRL.[5]
References
- ^ "Kabila's twin sister, brother, elected to Parliament". SABC News. South African Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ a b "Panama Papers The Power Players". ICIJ.org. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ "RDC : Jaynet Kabila, la soeur jumelle qui murmure à l'oreille du président". Jeuneafrique.com. Jeune Afrique. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
- ^ ICIJ. International Consortium of Investigative Journalists https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/2782966-Kyungu-Jaynetdoc2.html. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ^ Kavanagh, Michael. "Congo Court Appoints Administrator for Vodacom Partner CWN". Bloomberg.com. Bloomberg LP. Retrieved 4 April 2016.