Félix Tshisekedi chose to name Vital Kamerhe Deputy Prime Minister in charge of the Economy at ten election month. Vital Kamerhe was his former chief of staff and was convicted of embezzlement and then acquitted.

Vital Kamerhe has just made a spectacular comeback. Indeed, the politician was arrested in less than three years and sentenced to twenty years in prison. Over time, his sentence will have been reduced to 13 years and then released provisionally. He was tried again on appeal before being found not guilty. Thus, on the night of Thursday to Friday, March 24, Félix Tshisekedi appointed Vital Kamerhe Deputy Prime Minister, in charge of the National Economy.In reality, at the end of June 2021, Félix Tshisekedi admitted that Vital Kamerhe is “an honest and serious personality, which the Republic needs thanks to his intelligence and experience. He has a role to play in this country. And he will play a role in that.”

He was found guilty of embezzling $50 million to build prefabricated houses for soldiers and police, and has never ceased to claim his innocence while taking care to never hold the head of the rsquo; State responsible for its legal problems.