old ville ▁constitu ents . ▁His ▁leadership ▁of ▁the ▁moder ates ▁in ▁the ▁P SA ▁led ▁to ▁differences ▁with ▁G iz eng a , ▁who ▁was ▁more ▁left - lean ing . ▁He ▁frequently ▁al lied ▁with ▁the ▁Alliance ▁des ▁Bak ongo ▁( AB AK O ), ▁a ▁political ▁party ▁with ▁a ▁large ▁following ▁in ▁the ▁capital , ▁where ▁he ▁focused ▁most ▁of ▁his ▁political ▁efforts . ▁ ▁Kam itat u ▁led ▁the ▁P SA ' s ▁deleg ation ▁to ▁the ▁Cong ol ese ▁Round ▁Table ▁Conference ▁in ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁Congo ' s ▁political ▁future . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁delegate ▁to ▁suggest ▁that ▁the ▁col ony ▁be ▁granted ▁independence ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June , ▁a ▁st ance ▁which ▁was ▁quickly ▁assumed ▁by ▁others ▁and ▁eventually ▁carried ▁out . ▁In ▁June ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Deput ies , ▁and ▁also ▁became ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁Lé op old ville ▁Province , ▁in ▁part ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁support ▁from ▁A BA K O . ▁Kam itat u ▁hoped ▁to ▁over ha ul ▁the ▁local ▁economy ▁by ▁alter ing ▁traditional ▁agricult ural ▁practices ▁and ▁tight ening ▁tax ▁collection , ▁though ▁these ▁propos als ▁were ▁not ▁well ▁received ▁in ▁the ▁K w il u ▁region . ▁ ▁In ▁September ▁Colonel ▁Joseph - D és ir é ▁M ob ut u ▁de posed ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Pat rice ▁L um um ba ▁and ▁created ▁his ▁own ▁government . ▁In ▁spite ▁of ▁pressure ▁from ▁M ob ut u ▁and