Anne Mbusu who was the administrator appointed by former President Joseph Kabila Kabang to manage the territory of Masi-Manimba. She was one of the women entrusted with such a role in the DRC. The town elects seven national deputies and the majority recently were from the Unified Lumumbist Party.[1]
Mbusu faced the problem of an outbreak of a disease, peste des petits ruminants, that killed thousands of the local goats.[2] She also realised that there was malnutrition in her territory and she arranged for external help in tackling the problem in 2012. The United Nations arranged for advice and a team studied the problem and advised on how to increase nutrition.[3] This included making milk from peanuts.[4]