In several villages in areas under Operation Shuja, mineral water produced in Uganda is filling food stores and shops. "We buy this water at a more affordable price than water produced in the DRC," explains a vendor we met in Vulamba, on the Butembo-Mangurejipa road.
At retail price, a 0.5-liter bottle costs an average of 300 CDF compared to 1,000 CDF for water produced in the DRC. It's a good deal! "So much the better. Instead of stealing and looting, they sell their own goods! Because our FARDC soldiers steal their own goods and those of the population," continues one analyst.
For others, these soldiers disrupt the commercial activities of those who pay taxes.
"What's the problem when they help our brothers get drinking water other than that provided by Regideso, whose control our honorable deputies do not acknowledge?
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