Africa-Press – Namibia. The Government Institutions Pension Fund (GIPF) has denied allegations by Affirmative Repositioning movement leader Job Amupanda that it has suspended four more staff members in connection with alleged fraud.
This comes after Amupanda posted on his social media pages that the GIPF has suspended a further four junior administration staff members.
“Stolen orphans’ millions now passed N$30 million. Money ostensibly went to more than 30 bank accounts. The bosses who approved the payments remain untouched. The prime minister and finance minister are busy with [Swapo] congress politics,” Amupanda said.
However, fund spokesperson Edwin Tjiramba said the GIPF is a responsible public institution and if anything comes up, an official statement will be issued.
“The last time we suspended two employees, we issued a statement. These employees were arrested. We are not aware of any other suspended employees. I cannot comment on that,” Tjiramba said.
The investigations are ongoing and once finalised, a report will be issued, he said.
“I also do not know where the N$17 million and the N$30 million Amupanda is talking about came from. We did not give any figures to the media,” he said.
Contacted for comment, Amupanda said: “Let them deny, but the truth will come out. Whether they say that my post is fake, I maintain that the stolen money now stands at N$30 million. My sources never disappoint.”
Earlier this month, The Namibian reported that two suspended GIPF employees face a N$17 million fraud charge.
The employees are being held in custody after appearing in the Windhoek Magistrate’s Court two weeks ago. They are Martin Eugen Smith (34) and Fabiola Shirley Aoses (44).
Smith and Aoses are administrative employees in the GIPF’s annuity department.
They appeared before magistrate Desire Kamboua on a charge of fraud, alternatively theft.
The duo has been denied bail and their case is postponed to 8 November for further investigation.
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