Critics of the regime were quick to point out the shortcomings of Mobutism as a legitimising formula, in particular its self-serving qualities and inherent vagueness; nonetheless, the MPR's ideological training centre, the Makanda Kabobi Institute, took seriously its assigned task of propagating through the land "the teachings of the Founder-President, which must be given and interpreted in the same fashion throughout the country". Members of the MPR Political Bureau, meanwhile, were entrusted with the responsibility of serving as "the repositories and guarantors of Mobutism".
critics of the regime were quick to point out the shortcomings of mobutism as a legitimising formula in particular its self-serving qualities and inherent vagueness; nonetheless the mpr's ideological training centre the makanda kabobi institute took seriously its assigned task of propagating through the land "the teachings of the founder-president which must be given and interpreted in the same fashion throughout the country" members of the mpr political bureau meanwhile were entrusted with the responsibility of serving as "the repositories and guarantors of mobutism"