Born on February 12, 1969, Kanyama joined the armed forces in 1991 and served in various capacities within the Congolese National Police before being appointed Police Commissioner of Kinshasa in December 2018.

[1][2] Before this, he served as Commander of Operations for Likofi.

[3] In July 2017, General Kanyama was appointed the director general of the National Police's Training Schools.

[1] In 2016, the US and EU imposed sanctions on Kanyama for his alleged involvement in human rights violations, including kidnapping of children and women and causing deaths during protests in Kinshasa.

[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11] He was later sacked by his then boss Joseph Kabila.