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Vital Kamerhe

Vital Kamerhe

🌍Democratic Republic of the Congo

Rank #265
Score: 49
About Vital Kamerhe

Vital Kamerhe is a Congolese politician, former Speaker of the National Assembly and presidential chief of staff. He was a major political figure and campaign organizer; in 2020 he was convicted in a high-profile embezzlement case related to public housing projects (a conviction that drew wide media attention). Kamerhe’s record mixes administrative accomplishment with controversy about public contracting and accountability.

Scoring Breakdown
Detailed analysis of the politician's score.

HDI
~0.463 → 0.4775/10
Source: UNDP Human Development Report (DRC) (2022)
GDP per capita
~$550 → (national variations)5/10
Source: World Bank — GDP per capita (DRC) (2022)
Gini coefficient
~423/10
Source: World Bank — GINI index (DRC) (2021)
Employment rate
~informal sector dominant; employment to population low3/5
Source: ILOSTAT — Employment to population ratio (2022)
Freedom index
Reported governance & judicial concerns (Freedom House)3/10
Source: Freedom House — DRC (2023)
Corruption index
CPI low; public contracting concerns reported3/5
Source: Transparency International — CPI (DRC) (2023)

Derived Criminal Score
2020 conviction for embezzlement in high-profile public housing case (sentence later drew appeals and legal debate) — 1 conviction reported in public record14/20
Source: Reuters / BBC / DRC court reporting on Kamerhe conviction (2020) (2020)