ENA 9th Class Enters Service With Anti-Corruption Mandate

President Félix Tshisekedi has tasked the ninth graduating class of the National School of Administration (ENA) with confronting corruption, inefficiency and arbitrary practices as they move into public administration roles, framing their mission as a test of integrity and public accountability as first reported by actualite . cd

Speaking in Kinshasa on February 10, 2026, during a combined ceremony marking the graduation of ENA’s 9th class and the entry of the 10th class an event that also coincided with the school’s 10th anniversary Tshisekedi said the new cohort would be judged not by rhetoric but by conduct inside the state apparatus.

“Mamadou Ndala” as a standard of integrity

The ninth class has been named “Mamadou Ndala,” a reference the President said should serve as a permanent ethical benchmark. He told graduates that the name is “not simply an emblem,” but an obligation to uphold discipline and courage this time in the “battlefield” of public administration rather than armed conflict.

In his remarks, Tshisekedi urged the graduates to fight “corruption, inefficiency, arbitrariness and contempt for the public,” positioning these as the most immediate threats to state performance and public trust.

In his remarks, Tshisekedi urged the graduates to fight “corruption, inefficiency, arbitrariness and contempt for the public,” positioning these as the most immediate threats to state performance and public trust.

Administration reform framed as a human-resources challenge

Tshisekedi reiterated his stated goal of building a civil service that is competent, loyal, disciplined and fair capable of protecting, regulating, facilitating and planning, while remaining accountable. He emphasized merit-based renewal and a results-oriented culture, arguing that a strong state depends on the quality of its personnel, clear command structures, simplified procedures and rigorous ethics.

Government signals continuity in the reform message

Deputy Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Lihau, in charge of the civil service, reinforced the theme of generational responsibility, calling on the new administrators to serve the state “with rigor, honor and responsibility.” He argued that state reform begins with the quality and integrity of the people who represent and operate it.

ENA Director General Tombola Muke presented what he described as a national sample of 842 graduates and civil administrators recruited through competitive examinations and trained over the school’s first decade. He said the cohort completed 825 hours of classroom instruction across 38 courses, organized around four modules: integration, management, territories and major contemporary challenges.

He also cited support from partners particularly Belgian and French institutions in updating the training model toward skills-based instruction. According to ENA, the revised program now includes 49 courses totaling 1,373 hours, with intensive English instruction and a critical thinking club integrated into the curriculum.