![]() He was convinced that “no one is so poor that they can’t help someone poorer”. The book Il prezzo di due mani pulite collects the witnesses about Floribert: he is remembered as a high-minded person who never stopped believing he could change the world through faith in Christ. He was killed in Goma, on 7th July 2007, for having blocked the passage of deteriorated foodstuffs, harmful to the health of the population. Floribert was born on 13th June 1981 in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, and grew up in a time with no peace, due to two recent bloody wars. His short story is full of faith: the scenario was a humanly rich land with a beautiful landscape, yet with a complex and troubled political life. Who was Floribert? Francesco De Palma tells Floribert Bwana Chui bin Kositi’s story through the intricate events of contemporary Congo. As in all things, you have to start: if you don't want corruption, start now! If you don't start, your neighbour won't start either." Speaking to young people, during the visit, he added: "Boys and girls, corruption is not a life journey: it is a journey of death!” (Pope Francis addressing the youth in Kasarani Stadium, Nairobi (Kenya), 27th November 2015 see vatican.va/ 27 novembre 2015). Every time we accept a bribe, we destroy our heart and our homeland. Pope Francis too confirmed that during his trip to Africa in 2015, when a young woman asked him: "Can corruption be justified because everyone is corrupt? How can we be Christians and fight the evil of corruption?" In his reply, the Pope stated: "Corruption is something that gets inside us. Knowing such a story helps us understand the new forms of martyrdom: it was a silent sacrifice, so far away from the focus of the media, which however might shake the social and political life of those countries where corruption has become customary. Un giovane contro la corruzione nella Repubblica democratica del Congo (Milano, Paoline, 2015) narrates the story of a young Congolese customs officer in Goma, Floribert Bwana Chui, who was murdered for not succumbing to corruption. The book by Francesco De Palma, Il prezzo di due mani pulite.
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