 Bouya was deputy national director of Sassou Nguesso's campaign for the March 2016 presidential election, responsible for logistics and programming.After Sassou Nguesso's re-election, he retained Bouya in his post as Minister of Spatial Planning and Major Projects on 30 April 2016.In the July 2017 parliamentary election, Bouya stood unopposed as a candidate in Tchikapika, with no other candidates standing in the constituency.