In October 2015 the President of the National Assembly asked the constitutional court to declare that the seat of deputy Freddy Mbonimpa was vacant, since he had been named Mayor of Bujumbura by a decree of 2 September 2015.
The proposal by the African Union to deploy a peacekeeping force in Burundi had been rejected, and peace talks between the government and representatives of the opposition had broken down.
[2] In June 2017 Mbonimpa banned the opposition coalition "Amizero y'Abarundi" (Hope of Burundians) from holding a press conference, saying it "does not have legal personality in the eyes of the law."
He noted that the 2020 elections were approaching, and asked the grassroots committees to monitor the movements of all people who may disturb public order, to make sure household notebooks were up to date, and to provide reports on security issues.
They discussed tightening measures to enforce opening and closing hours of cabarets, and decided to suspend mobile casino games.
[10] In March 2019 Mbonimpa accepted the rehabilitation of the channel of the Nyabagere River that runs under the NR1 highway in Kamenge zone, Ntahangwa commune.
[11] On 17 September 2019 Mbonimpa outlined preparations for the Torch of Peace caravan, which would visit Bujumbura for the first time in 13 years two days later.
[12] On 16 November 2019 Mbonimpa gave a press briefing where he described implementation of measures such as joint security committees, verification of household registers, bans on prohibited drinks, suspension of street trading in the Commune of Mukaza, removal of vehicles abandoned on public highways, closure of film screening houses and brothels, cleaning of gutters, lighting of plots and monitoring compliance with BUCECO cement prices.