Patrick Muyaya Katembwe, (born July 10, 1982) is a Congolese politician. He has served as a member of the National Assembly of the Democratic Republic of Congo since 2011.[1] Since 2021 he is the government spokesman.[2]
Early life
editPatrick Muyaya was born July 10, 1982, in Kinshasa. He grew up in the commune of Bandalungwa, in Funa District.
Muyaya studied communications at the University of Kinshasa. He received his degree in journalism in 2009.[3] He later obtained a certificate in democratic management in fragile states through the International Republican Institute's "Rising Stars" program in 2014.
Muyaya began his career as a reporter and journalist for CEBS TV, a local television channel operating in Kinshasa, where he eventually served as president of the board of directors.[4]
Personal life
editMuyaya is married to Benoitte Muyaya and has three children.[5]
Political career
editMuyaya began his political career in 2005 when he joined the staff of Pius Isoyongo Lofete, second rapporteur for the transitional national assembly. He later became Lofete's political advisor, serving in that post until 2006. In 2007, he became a communications advisor for the Cabinet of Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga.
One year later, he became principal advisor in charge of communications and the press for the Prime Minister's office under Adolphe Muzito, occupying that post until 2011.[6]
Member of Parliament
editIn the 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election Muyaya was elected a member of parliament from the Kinshasa II (Funa) district. He was elected on the party list of the Unified Lumumbist Party.[7]
Muyaya was re-elected in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election.[8]
Government spokesman
editIn April 2021 he was appointed as government spokesman in the new DRC government.[2]
Other political activities
editHe served as first secretary of the office of the rapporteur for the provisional bureau of the National Assembly from February to April 2012,[9] and later served as assistant rapporteur for the Foreign Relations commission of the National Assembly.[10]
Since July 2016, he is also the leader of the Network of Young Parliamentarians of the Democratic Republic of Congo.[11]
In July 2016, Muyaya was invited to attend the 2016 Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia as a guest of the National Democratic Institute for International Affairs
Muyaya worked with the United States Department of State in January 2015 on a pre-election mediation mission.
Muyaya served as an election observer for the 2013 presidential election in Mali with the support of the International Republican Institute.[12]
References
edit- ^ "RDC - Patrick Muyaya Katembwe : " Il ne faut pas confondre député et bienfaiteur " - JeuneAfrique.com". JeuneAfrique.com (in French). 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ a b "Two Years After Vote, Congo's President Gets His Own Government". Bloomberg.com. 12 April 2021.
- ^ "Patrick Muyaya CV" (PDF). apf.francophonie.org..
- ^ "Tribune de la Presse". Radio Okapi (in French). 2006-11-17. Retrieved 2017-05-16.
- ^ "Qui suis-je? | Patrick Muyaya". patrickmuyaya.cd (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-15.
- ^ "La dernière conférence de presse du premier ministre continue à susciter des réactions dans l'opinion. La dernière est celle du courant rénovateur de l'AMP qui pense qu'Adolphe Muzito n'a pas présenté un bilan objectif de sa gestion". Radio Okapi (in French). 2010-02-15. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Résultat élection 2011" (PDF). www.ceni.gouv.cd. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 December 2013.
- ^ "Législatives en RDC : qui sont élus ? qui ne le sont pas ?". Radio Okapi (in French). 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2019-03-28.
- ^ lephare (2012-02-06). "Bureau provisoire de l'Assemblée Nationale : Mwando Nsimba et Patrick Muyaya au portillon - Journal Le Phare, Quotidien indépendant paraissant à Kinshasa". Journal le Phare, Quotidien indépendant paraissant à Kinshasa (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Partenariat avec la République Démocratique du Congo — Parlement de la Fédération Wallonie-Bruxelles / Communauté française". www.pfwb.be (in French). Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "P. Muyaya et le Réseau des Jeunes Parlementaires(RJP) félicitent le premier ministre Samy Badibanga". Le Plus grand site d'info en RDCongo (in French). 2016-11-25. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
- ^ "Génération Démocratie : Interview avec Honorable Patrick Muyaya | Democracy Speaks". www.democracyspeaks.org. Retrieved 2017-05-15.