▁President ▁Joseph ▁K asa - V ub u , ▁Kam itat u ▁remained ▁loyal ▁to ▁L um um ba . ▁Meanwhile ▁the ▁colon el ' s ▁soldiers ▁pat rolled ▁the ▁streets ▁in ▁the ▁capital ▁with ▁force . ▁Kam itat u ▁protest ed ▁their ▁activities ▁and ▁accused ▁them ▁of ▁comm itting ▁ra pe ▁and ▁violence ▁against ▁local ▁citizens , ▁threaten ing ▁to ▁lead ▁his ▁province ▁into ▁se cess ion . ▁On ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁ 7 ▁November ▁ 3 0 ▁soldiers ▁attempted ▁to ▁se ize ▁various ▁government ▁buildings ▁in ▁Lé op old ville , ▁but ▁were ▁arrested . ▁Their ▁officers ▁escaped ▁and ▁the ▁following ▁morning ▁M ob ut u ▁accused ▁Kam itat u , ▁responsible ▁for ▁the ▁provincial ▁police , ▁of ▁plot ting ▁against ▁him . ▁Two ▁days ▁later ▁Kam itat u ▁was ▁arrested . ▁Following ▁negoti ations ▁on ▁the ▁handling ▁of ▁the ▁police ▁and ▁a ▁promise ▁to ▁improve ▁relations ▁with ▁the ▁army , ▁he ▁was ▁released . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 1 ▁Kam itat u ▁was ▁sent ▁to ▁Stanley ville ▁to ▁negoti ate ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁the ▁central ▁government ▁with ▁G iz eng a ' s ▁rival ▁state , ▁the ▁Free ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Congo . ▁ ▁After ▁G iz eng a ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁for ▁his ▁reb elli ous ▁activities ▁Kam itat u ▁emer ged ▁as ▁the ▁sole ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁P SA . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 6 2 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Inter ior , ▁replacing ▁Christ