How can General Olivier Gasita, who was commander of operations in South Kivu when the city of Bukavu fell, now be appointed commander of the Maniema/Kindu region?He was recently summoned to Kinshasha where he was given the new appointment.
Congolese say that As commander of operations, he should have been summoned to explain why the city of Bukavu was abandoned three days before the arrival of the RDF/M23 forces. Then they'll say tribalism.
Was he rewarded for preventing the soldiers from fighting, or what really happened?
Who is General Gasita?
He was Lt Gen Pacifique Masunzu's former deputy during his Mai Mai-led rebellion against RDF-RCD forces (2000–2002), Olivier Gasita, has been promoted to Brig Gen and appointed to South Kivu and Maniema, where he will oversee operations and intelligence under the 33rd Military Region.
Like Pacifique Masunzu, Olivier Gasita is a Munyamulenge from South Kivu who fought against RDF-RCD forces before integrating into FARDC in 2003. He also took part in operations against RDF-CNDP (2006 to 2009) under FARDC command.
Olivier Gasita was the military administrator of Yumbi Territory and is credited for bringing peace to Yumbi between the Batende and Banunu communities. He was deployed there as a military sector commander to stop the intercommunal massacres in December 2018.
In 2019, President Félix Tshisekedi appointed him as the military administrator of Yumbi Territory. He has left Yumbi as one of the safest territories in DRC.
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