On ne se connait pas j'ai souvent lu vos interventions sur le net et je vous ecris aujourd'hui pour demander d'assurer une large diffusion du communique ci-apres que nous Congolais residant au Zimbabwe avions rendu public a la presse tant locale qu'internationale. Priere de le publier sur votre net.
Par ailleurs, je lis souvent vos interventions sur le net grace a un ami qui est a Akron University et qui s'appelle Mobele. Je n'ai plus de ses nouvelles depuis plus d'une semaine. Si vous le connaissez priere de me donner ses nouvelles.
Merci,
Votre compatriote,
Dr Wayiza Masamba,
University of Zimbabwe.


Voici le communique:
We the citizens of DRC resident in Zimbabwe would like to make a statement concerning the cutting off of electricity and water supply in Kinshasa and the surrounding areas.

These facilities are the most basic needs of any urban community.
We would like to highlight the effect of the above actions on the innocent people of Kinshasa and the surrounding areas which have a total population of 8000000.

The effects on the functioning of the hospitals are catastrophic:

a.    Surgical interventions are not possible if there is no electricity and water.
b.    Babies cannot be safely delivered where those facilities are not available; the risk of infection is high.
c.    Premature babies cannot be adequately attended to because incubators need electricity to function.
d.    Intensive care units have ceased to function and patients have died because of this act.
e.    Essential drugs such as vaccines and insulin have become unusable as they have to be kept refrigerated. One is horrified to imagine what is happening to diabetic patients.
f.    Virtually all blood products used in hospitals have to stay refrigerated. Obviously such facilities are no longer functional in Kinshasa.

Apart from hospitals, refuse collection is no longer possible. There is potential of real epidemic diseases.

In an area of 8000000 souls with non functioning traffic lights, accidents are on the increase, this is going to further overbuden the system which had already been dilapidated by three decades of mismanagement.

Even humanitarian organisations will not be able to execute their help in such circumstances.

We joined the rest of the world in condemning the recent bombing in Nairobi and Dar-es-Salam. We therefore find the silence by the same world on the cutting off of electricity in Kinshasa very disturbing, given the grave consequences of such irresponsible behaviour.

In view of what is said above, what sort of "liberation" are we expecting from the perpetrators of such acts and their allies? Is this an act of "redemption" or "terrorism"?

FOR THE DRC Community IN ZIMBABWE

DR M.N.LONGONDJO
POBOX A726
AVONDALE
HARARE
FAX: 794209.

Transmis par Dr Wayiza Masamba