Seth Kikuni

Seth Kikuni
Personal details
Born	(1981-12-14) 14 December 1981 (age 43) Kinshasa, Zaire

Seth Kikuni (born 14 December 1981 in Kinshasa) is a Congolese entrepreneur, businessman, and politician who was one of the candidates in the 2018 Democratic Republic of the Congo presidential election. He was the youngest candidate.[1][2]

Career

Seth Kikuni was a candidate in the 2023 presidential election. He filed a petition with the Constitutional Court to invalidate the candidacy of the incumbent president Félix Tshisekedi. His petition is declared inadmissible.[3] In November 2023, Kikuni withdrew in favor of Moïse Katumbi.[4] In September 2024, Seth Kikuni was arrested by the Congolese National Intelligence Agency as part of an investigation[5] into charges of incitement and spreading false information during a political rally in Lubumbashi. He was imprisoned in Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa. On 28 November, Kikuni was convicted and sentenced to a one-year prison term.[6]

References

1. Liste définitive des candidats président. Elections du 23 décembre 2018 (in French). ceni.cd. Independent National Election Commission of the DRC.
2. Seth Kikuni : « Je suis la meilleure personne pour faire entrer la RDC dans le XXIe siècle » (in French). Jeune Afrique. Published 1 October 2018.
3. Afrique Présidentielle en RDC: la Cour constitutionnelle débute l'examen des contentieux sur certaines candidatures (in French). Radio France International. Published 27 October 2024.
4. Afrique RDC: la Cour constitutionnelle confirme la candidature de Moïse Katumbi à la présidentielle (in French). Radio France International. Published 30 October 2024.
5. En RDC, l’opposant Seth Kikuni détenu par les services de renseignement (in French). Jeune Afrique. Published 3 September 2024.
6. "An opposition Congo politician is sentenced to 1 year in prison for inciting civil disobedience". Associated Press. 28 November 2024.

External links

• Official website