ARSP Orders Kinga Kila, Luilu and COMMUS to End Non-Compliant Contracts
DRC Regulator Orders Three Mining Companies to End Ineligible Subcontracting Deals
The Democratic Republic of Congo’s subcontracting regulator has ordered Kinga Kila Mining SASU, Luilu Ressources SAS and Compagnie Minière de Musonoie (COMMUS SAS) to terminate contracts with suppliers and service providers it found ineligible under national subcontracting legislation.
The directives, signed on 10 November 2026 by ARSP Director General Juan Ted Beleshayi Kasanda, follow compliance inspections at mining operations in Haut-Katanga and Lualaba provinces.
The findings cover 10 suppliers and service providers at Kinga Kila Mining, 26 at Luilu Ressources and nine at COMMUS.
Some businesses appear in more than one company’s supplier records, so the combined figures should not necessarily be treated as 45 distinct enterprises.
Contracts and supplier registers targeted
The ARSP directed the mining companies to stop awarding, renewing or extending subcontracting contracts with the businesses concerned.
Existing contracts must be terminated, and the affected providers removed from subcontractor registers until their eligibility is regularised with the authority.
The regulator said the measures are intended to enforce compliance and improve access to mining supply chains for eligible Congolese businesses.
For Kinga Kila Mining, which operates in Haut-Katanga, the inspection examined suppliers and service providers listed for the 2025 financial year.
The ARSP identified 10 providers that had not demonstrated compliance with the required eligibility conditions.
Its findings followed an inspection observation received by the company on 22 July 2026 and subsequent documentation agreed between the parties.
At Luilu Ressources in Lualaba, the regulator identified 26 suppliers and service providers in the company’s 2025 records that had not justified their eligibility. Inspection observations were received by the company on 20 and 22 July 2026.
The COMMUS review covered the 2020–2025 financial years and identified nine providers that had not demonstrated the eligibility required under Article 6 of the subcontracting law.
Corrective plans and follow-up inspections
The published directives for Kinga Kila Mining and Luilu Ressources require each company to submit a corrective action plan within 30 days.
These plans must include a timetable for ending the affected contracts, evidence that the businesses have been removed from supplier registers, and measures to open procurement opportunities to eligible subcontractors.
The ARSP said it would conduct follow-up inspections to verify implementation. Failure to comply could trigger sanctions under the applicable legislation.
Strengthening Congolese participation
The regulator cited Law No. 17/001 of 8 February 2017, as amended by Law No. 26/017 of 30 June 2026.
According to the ARSP, the framework reserves subcontracting activities for qualifying companies with Congolese capital and headquarters in the DRC, subject to legally permitted exemptions.
The decisions place responsibility on mining companies to verify subcontractor eligibility and correct deficiencies in their procurement systems.
They also form part of the regulator’s effort to increase participation by eligible Congolese enterprises in mining supply chains.
