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A 2023 bill would have limited senior posts to people with two Congolese parents, barring Moïse Katumbi, whose father was Jewish. The rule was about parentage, not Jews, and was not enacted.
- 2023-03Parentage bill criticised by Jewish leadersA ruling-party MP introduced a bill restricting senior posts to candidates with two Congolese parents. It would have barred Moïse Katumbi, whose father was a Sephardic Jewish Greek citizen; Jewish leaders criticised it.