Vital Kamerhe

Many of the so-called militiamen are the women and children of soldiers from Sudan Burundi and Uganda according to Information Minister Vital Kamerhe who gave assurances that the weapons would be destroyed by UN peacekeepers while the fighters had agreed to be sent home to their countries of origin...

On top of the disagreement over senior military appointments the government official in charge of the peace process Vital Kamerhe accused the RCD-Goma of wanting 'to continue behaving like a rebel movement setting up bases in government-controlled territory while behaving also like a political party'; he demanded that the RCD-Goma seek recognition as a party from Kabila's Interior Ministry and complained that the 'peace caravan' organised by the civil society movement had not been admitted to rebel-held territory...

The circulation of the cables coincides with a tour of North America and Europe by Kinshasa Information Minister Kikaya bin Karubi and the Commissioner General in charge of the Great Lakes Vital Kamerhe making similar accusations against the Kampala and Kigali governments...