The 'Kwa ti Kodro' operation saw ruling party affiliates cleaning public spaces in Grand Bangui and other cities.
The 'Kwa ti Kodro' operation, launched on Saturday, March 7, 2026, mobilized crowds in Grand Bangui and several provincial towns for garbage collection and street weeding. While the Ministry of Territorial Administration stated its coordinators supervised the events, photographic evidence and accounts primarily show militants from the United Hearts Movement (MCU) and women's associations linked to the government participating.
Activities included presidential palace staff sweeping grounds ahead of International Women's Day, MCU members and allied associations cleaning stadium areas, and party-aligned citizen action committees in markets taking up brooms. Minister coordinators focused their visits on these symbolic sites, with repeated references to March 30, the scheduled inauguration date for the Seventh Republic's leader.
In cities like Bria, Bossembélé, Berbérati, and Sibut, prefects and neighborhood leaders enlisted party youth, MCU women, and pro-presidency groups for the cleanup efforts. This mobilization occurred while Sibut residents were still dealing with the aftermath of high school disturbances, including student arrests and lingering anger.
Why it mattersThe operation affects citizens by mobilizing them for public cleaning activities, which are presented as civic duty but are linked to political events and party affiliations.
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