Public policies of the North Kivu provincial government

This text covers the actions of the provincial government of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from its investiture in 2007 to 2015. It presents the various achievements of this executive throughout the province, making reference to the still precarious security situation and to the budget execution rate in other provinces of the DRC. The government's program shows that it is doing enough to improve the living conditions of its inhabitants. As the town of Butembo is the focus of this study, the reality on the ground shows that citizens recognize that most public action is focused on the construction of basic infrastructure, including roads and bridges, schools and hospitals, and administrative offices and markets. However, the provincial assembly is not playing its role properly. The population is not involved in decision-making. Based on the execution of the government program, the author finally presents a theory of public policy, which he calls the power-need theory.

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Arsène KAMBALE KAPUTU is a teacher at the Official University of Ruwenzori (UOR) in Butembo in the DRC. He is also invited to the Divina Gloria University of Butembo (UDGB) and the University of CEPROMAD (UNIC-Butembo) for teaching. A political scientist by training and assigned to the Faculty of Legal, Political and Administrative Sciences.