2024-09-12 22:56:17
As of 2020, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) does not have a single textile manufacturing plant operating. Finally, the Kisangani textile industry, founded in 1974, gradually declined due to wars, then for logistical reasons. In 2022, the Sotexki recovery plan was adopted by the Congolese government. But it was slow to implement, to the great dismay of the population.
In Kisangani central market, retail sellers waistcoat regret the closure of the Kisangani Textile Society auction site. ” The closing of the Sotexki store was a surprise, due to broken machines, we were told, comments one of them. THE waistcoat cotton from Sotexki is highly appreciated compared to the imported ones. » Others hate fakes: THE loincloth patterns Sotexki has been heavily hacked by aliens. We want Sotexki to come back and publish as before. »
Fire and cotton delivery problems
But to produce clothing, it requires inputs that Sotexki has had difficulty obtaining for years. ” Your biggest problem is electricity., Senator Jean Bamanisa explained, former governor of the Orientale region, including the current Tsopo region where the company is located. The second problem is access to raw materials, especially cotton. Cotton comes from Mahogany. The way is good. A large boat can travel two days to reach Kisangani. Today we may have to do two months… »
The construction work on National Road 4 should be completed within three years to facilitate the transportation of cotton, especially from Mahagi, in the neighboring area of Ituri. And two years ago, the Congolese state, a 40% shareholder, decided to give 17.5 million dollars for the revival of the company. cloth. If all the money was delayed in distribution, many machines would have already arrived RDCand others are manufactured abroad.
Orders for uniforms and mosquito nets
But Sotexki still needs to have enough controls to change them. ” There is also reason to integrate textile companies with Sotexki, appealed Senold Tandia deputy, member of the Ecofin Committee of the regional assembly, in Tsopo district. Produce clothes, yes, but who buys these clothes ? These are the clothing companies that will use the fabrics that Sotexki makes to make our jackets, to make our shirts. »
Orders from the authorities were observed at the beginning: mosquito nets, official uniforms or uniforms for the security forces.
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