Three days of national mourning were declared following his death, and a national funeral was held on May 4, 2016, at Our Lady of the Congo Cathedral in Kinshasa. 
Siku tatu za maombolezo ya kitaifa zimetangazwa kufuatia kifo chake, na mazishi ya kitaifa yalifanyika mnamo Mei 4, 2016, kwenye Kanisa moja jijini Kinshasa.