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| CERN delegation and chiefs of Kolwezi |
The CERN (Episcopal Commission for Natural Resources), led by the Episcopal Secretary, Mr Henry MUHIYA, began last week visit the various protagonists in the operation mining in Kolwezi. It was for her to present the local members of the Observatoire de la CERN in Kolwezi. The visit took place including from the Mayor, Mrs Jinga Cime, with leaders of some mining companies, SAESCAM, Civil Society and chiefs. Wherever the delegation of CERN has been received, Mr Henry Muhiya wanted to build bridges for collaboration with all of the Observatory. He particularly emphasized the dialogue between institutions and also the exchange of information. Which ultimately lead to exploitation rational and soothed our wealth. The CERN exerts its advocacy at different levels, "said the Secretary of the Episcopal Commission: At the international level, at the governmental level and the level of the population. The first two levels are instances of decisions that often are taken unbeknownst even to the detriment of the base (the population level). Thus our country is declared to be extremely rich but with a population counted among the poorest in the world. This is abnormal, "said Henri to his interlocutors successive Muhiya.
Approach of the CERN was considered by all as relevant and important. Madam Mayor of the City Centre has encouraged and asked to put "the right man in the place it takes", otherwise it would be an organization name, with no impact and clumsy.
Civil Society, on this field and who work in this area already well known by acts of the population, could only join in this initiative. The Executive Secretary of this structure stressed that the town of Kolwezi is enthusiasm to build on a powder keg : if we are not careful, you run into a real danger of fighting forms. He spoke in particular miners artisans, these young people that the multinational force to clear out regularly mining sites, according to circumstances. This population group is a group heterogeneous, composed of people from different backgrounds. On several occasions, clashes broke out between miners to law enforcement. The road-Likasi Kolwezi was sometimes occupied by these miners, preventing any movement of automobiles. It has sometimes lamented death or fire, here and there ... And today, yet swell the discontent everywhere and revolts of the diggers that the authorities try to control as best they could multiply.
Given this situation, the Partnership is negotiating a Cooperation Forum. The CERN supports this idea that together we can achieve the creation of a mediation framework that would have members, besides the Authority and the Urban Services-State, Civil Society and the Observatory CERN, the diggers, enterprise unions, the representative of traditional leaders ... In a better time, the Forum will be in place and will be essentially a framework for preventing and resolving conflicts .
The meeting with traditional leaders, headed by their President, the Chief Mwamfwe confirmed the concerns that exist in this town of Kolwezi. They especially criticized the lack of consideration they are subject from the mining company. Heads of land can be moved by corporate interests. Transferring the land to which end? Or, that mining companies and traditional leaders are found in the right of others, they questioned. Traditional leaders of Kolwezi can not tolerate the supremacy of the mining code on the land code. They call for an end of the grid from their land offices in Kinshasa and the United States, without consulting them. They argue vehemently that all mining contracts should be revisited so that the people of Kolwezi to find their accounts.
short, the parties involved aspire to this Forum and the creation of a permanent framework for dialogue and information. It is this desire that was fueled especially by the activities at CERN from 16 to 18 September. Kalenda Father Alain Ket.
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