Kpama Baramoto Kata (born Yakoma, 1947[1]) was a general of the Zairian Forces Armées Zaïroises.
He was Mobutu Sese Seko's brother-in-law, and served as army chief of staff.
The general, who was fired by Mobutu for incompetence in the face of persistent rebel victories, has been a target of military reprisals ever since he was sacked earlier in 1997.
[2] Baramoto, a former police officer, married a sister of Mobutu's first wife.
[1][full citation needed] He was the first commander of the Zairian Civil Guard from 1984.