[2][3][4] Radio station director John Maliro told the Committee to Protect Journalists that witnesses heard gunshots around 7:30 p.m. and claimed that the gunmen seemed to have been waiting for Musonia.
[7] Musonia had also recently reported on the insecure climate in the Nord-Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo that had been fueled by gangs of armed bandits for the past several years.
Organizations such as the CPJ, AHRDN and Reporters Without Borders are urging the Democratic Republic of the Congo government to respect its commitments to their country by protecting human rights, especially the freedom of media.
NHRDCA fears that the assassination of Witness Patchelly Kambale-Musonia is only the beginning of a new series that aims to silence the press on the eve of the country's election process.
I call on the Congolese authorities to investigate this killing and to bring those responsible to justice.” [4] “We offer our condolences to Musonia’s family and friends,” Reporters Without Borders said.
“This murder has unfortunately served as a reminder that the Kivu region and the rest of the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are one of the most dangerous regions in Africa for journalists.”[8] In the months leading to the presidential election, those who called Musonia a colleague now acknowledge that it is their responsibility to help the Congolese people exercise their rights and make informed decisions about the direction in which to take their country.
[11] Witness-Patchelly Kambale Musonia began working as a local communications officer and host for Radio Communautaire de Lubero Sud in the Congo's North Kivu province in 2008.