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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Rally for Democracy and Progress parliamentarian Mike Kavekotora has tabled a motion calling on government to conduct a thorough investigation and analysis on various \u201cquestionable\u201d projects initiated by the authorities.<\/p>\n

According to him, the cost of some projects has been inflated above the initial tender amounts. \u201cThe probability is very high that taxpayers\u2019 money is being misappropriated and fraudulently misdirected through tenders and projects initiated by the government and other institutions through unsolicited means,\u201d Kavekotora told fellow lawmakers while tabling the motion in the National Assembly last week.<\/p>\n

He claimed nearly N$47 million was paid to London-based lawyers in the name of the Ovaherero and Nama genocide matter.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have had the opportunity to review documentation on this subject. What became clear was that while the Queen\u2019s Council lawyers were doing the work, a Namibian briefcase lawyer was planted there, and a significant portion of the N$47 million was paid over to this briefcase lawyer,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n

Kavekotora added that another smart project strategised in a similar fashion is the Fishrot scandal, which he claimed benefited a few individuals, including officials connected to the ruling party Swapo.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt will be foolish and naive to assume that these two examples are just isolated incidents. I submit to this August House that self-enrichment and using the official positions for self-gratification have become the culture and the adopted norm of this government,\u201d he said. Thus, assuming that everything is above board and that all projects initiated by the government are in the best interest of the people would be a mistake. \u201cIf that was the case, it could have been reflected in the economic indicators,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

Kavekotora said the only way to understand the real objective and what went on behind the scenes is to subject government tenders and projects to a value-for-money test, and to explain the variance between the initial project cost and the final project price.<\/p>\n

Other questionable projects that require further investigation, he observed, include the Walvis Bay oil storage facility, which was inflated from N$3.4 billion to around N$7.4 billion; the Neckartal Dam construction project, which was inflated from N$5.2 billion to N$7.8 billion; and the Namibia Institute of Pathology (NIP) headquarters, whose cost was inflated from N$70 million to N$98 million.<\/p>\n

Others are the N$8.2 billion Covid-19 relief money not fully accounted for; the SME Bank, of which about N$240 million disappeared into thin air; and the Kora awards, where government, through the Namibia Tourism Board, paid N$23 million to a foreign organiser without the awards being held.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe also have the Guardian Fund of N$1.6 million, the brainchild of Sacky Shanghala, the Outapi correctional services\u2019 earthworks amounting to N$650 million and no facilities, and NDF farm purchases inflated from N$16 million to N$98 million without any explanation to date,\u201d continued Kavekotora.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Mpacha airport renovation worth N$194 million? How was it awarded, despite the limited resources and a moratorium on development projects?\u201d he questioned.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese and other projects demand answers from the executive. The nation needs to know how their resources are being utilised, and for whose benefit. Those in the executive found to be abusing state resources must be brought to book, charged and pay back what they have misappropriated,\u201d said Kavekotora.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Namibia. Rally for Democracy and Progress parliamentarian Mike Kavekotora has tabled a motion calling on government to conduct a thorough investigation and analysis on various \u201cquestionable\u201d projects initiated by the authorities. 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