Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation When Floribert Bwana Chui Bin Kositi was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to the eastern Congo city of Goma, he knew the risks of resisting corruption, especially as a government worker.
“He left us a fight that we must all continue as Christians, as people, as young people in the province of North Kivu,” said Jacques, referring to the war-ravaged province where Kositi lived most of his 25 years before being killed.
In the conflict-battered Goma, where years of war have increased desperation and corruption, Kositi’s designation as a martyr has eased some of the pain caused by his death.
The move fits into the pope's broader definition of martyr as a social justice concept, paving the way for others deemed to have been killed for doing God’s work, to be considered for sainthood.
Pope Francis recognized Kositi as a martyr late last year, setting him on the path to beatification.
