Africa-Press – Namibia. THE founding member of the Affirmative Repositioning (AR) movement, Dimbulukeni Nauyoma, has expressed shock at the action taken by the movement’s Interim National Activists Council (Inac) against Simon Amunime and Paulus Kathanga.
The two were relieved of their duties from the movement on Saturday to deal with the investigations into alleged corrupt activities within the movement.
Nauyoma, who is detained at the Windhoek Correctional Service following public protests at the China Town shopping complex in Windhoek in May, wrote a letter to Amunime and Kathanga, encouraging them not to surrender or “feel down”.
“Activists are bound to have friction with one another. We are non-conformists, neither do we fold when the going gets tough.
“It is in our DNA to question those in power and ourselves for the purpose of self-correction and direction,” he said.
Nauyoma said the movement is undergoing a test on “managing, moulding, and formalising for a better tomorrow”.
He said he feared that if the movement does not self-correct, it would end up like the ruling Swapo party, which he refers to as South West African.
“I beg to ask if the AR movement is taking the features of South West Africa or leaders within the movement. Our language towards activists has changed deeply,” Nauyoma said before wishing the two the best.
He urged Amunime and Kathanga not to lose sight of what he described as “the bigger future”.
Nauyoma told them to find comfort in the words of AR leader Job Amupanda, who says: “Truth is like cream in a glass of milk. No matter the amount of milk poured in the glass, the cream will always be on top.”
Amunime yesterday confirmed receiving the letter.
“I cannot state a position on the letter given that Nauyoma is incarcerated. I will wait for them to come out for me to discuss the content of this letter,” he said.
Nauyoma and his co-accused, Michael Amushelelo, are expected to make their next court appearance on Friday.
Katanga declined to comment on the letter.
Amunime and Katanga were relieved of their duties after questioning the movement’s finances.
The two also demanded a rotation of leadership serving in the Windhoek City Council.
This proposal was turned down by the movement’s Inac.
Amupanda on Sunday during a media briefing at Walvis Bay refuted claims that there was an agreement on rotation.
“There was never any agreement, and we challenged anybody to produce it.
“The idea was brought in by he who wanted to have a benefit of this thing, and it came up, it was discussed, and it was dismissed, so it cannot be allowed, because you cannot sustain it,” he said.
Should the rotation have been allowed, Nauyoma and Amunime would be next to take up the positions of councillors as per the movement’s candidates list with the Electoral Commission of Namibia.
The Inac has assigned George Kambala to take charge of the movement’s communication, and Maitjituavi Kavetu as head of legal affairs to handle election matters.
Kambala declined to comment on the letter to Amunime and Kathanga, saying the decision of the Inac to relieve the two of their duties from the movement remains.
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