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"DRC Minister of Communication and Media and government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya Katembwe insisted that Congolese citizens should make a decision on the constitution, speaking at a press conference on Tuesday in Kinshasa as political tensions continue to mount over proposed reforms. "What must be understood is that the Congolese people have the right to debate their future," Katembwe stated. "There is a primary imperative: how to make the State more effective," the minister continued, adding, "We must not allow people to engage in petty politics when we should be reflecting on what future we must build with a fundamental text that allows us to be more effective at all levels." He also noted that the possible constitutional change is still only at the proposal stage and is yet to be discussed in the Council of Ministers. Political tensions in DRC escalated after President Felix Tshisekedi proposed replacing the country's 2006 constitution. While he argued that it was outdated, the proposal sparked a fierce backlash from rival parties. Opposition leaders accused Tshisekedi of using the reform to eliminate presidential term limits and circumvent the 2028 deadline. Moreover, Katembwe touched on the temporary hosting of undocumented foreign nationals and asylum seekers deported from the US. He stressed that the country will serve solely as a transit point, with deportees staying only for a ‘short time’. "We received 15 migrants today; only one remains, and he will leave soon once all the relevant procedures are finalised," the spokesperson stated. "When we told you they would be there for a relatively short time, they were there for a short time, and it was handled with complete transparency. That is our trademark." Under a bilateral agreement, the DRC agreed to temporarily host deportees from the US, with Washington covering all technical and logistical support. The first group reportedly comprised seven women and eight men from Peru, Colombia, and Ecuador. As a part of its current crackdown on immigration, the US has also sent deportees to other African countries, Uganda, Ghana, Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and South Sudan. "
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