{"id":44661,"date":"2023-05-11T17:29:29","date_gmt":"2023-05-11T17:29:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/amupanda-shapwa-isnt-bankrolling-me"},"modified":"2023-05-11T17:50:12","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T17:50:12","slug":"amupanda-shapwa-isnt-bankrolling-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/namibia\/all-news\/amupanda-shapwa-isnt-bankrolling-me","title":{"rendered":"Amupanda: Shapwa isn\u2019t bankrolling me"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Affirmative Repositioning movement leader and presidential hopeful Job Amupanda has dismissed assertions that his campaign is being funded by tender mogul Shapwa Kanyama, whose businesses have enjoyed State contracts.<\/p>\n

He, however, confirmed being friends with Kanyama. The activist made these revelations during a recent interview with this journalist that among other things zeroed into his presidential bid, the state of AR, and his views on oil and gas.<\/p>\n

When Amupanda announced through several billboards his intention to run for the highest office in the land, many questioned how he was able to put up numerous billboards bearing his face in several towns, including Windhoek, Walvis Bay and Ondangwa when the \u2018real campaign\u2019 has not even started yet.<\/p>\n

It cost a pretty penny to buy and keep space on billboards.<\/p>\n

According to industry experts, the production cost of a billboard banner is around N$16 000. Once the banner is mounted, it costs between N$9 000 and N$15 000 per month.<\/p>\n

If these calculations are used for the Amupanda case, it would cost the activist or AR around N$65 000 to keep his face mounted for three months on average.<\/p>\n

There are about 10 billboards countrywide. That takes the amount to around N$655 000, based on New Era\u2019s calculations.<\/p>\n

The politician went on to say they are deploying various unothordox strategies to fund their campaigns.<\/p>\n

Different theories were flaunted, including claims that some<\/p>\n

tenderpreneurs, including Kanyama, oil executives and key business figures were behind the campaign.<\/p>\n

In no uncertain terms, however, Amupanda denied receiving funds from Kanyama. \u201cI have a lot of friends who are business people. I haven\u2019t spoken to Shapwa in a long time. But I don\u2019t want to disturb [ask for support] now. He\u2019s not involved. I want him to work hard, and I know he\u2019s working hard.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I am going to go to him for bigger things. Currently, we are not engaged with Shapwa and many other young people who are in business. Some of them have fishing quotas, some of them are in transportation and all those things. So, Shapwa is not involved now. I am reserving him for bigger things,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n

The political science lecturer also expressed his confidence in Kanyama, describing him as an astute entrepreneur, who has interests in agribusiness, among other enterprises.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am proud of him as a young person, and many other things that he does. He\u2019s also in farming,\u201d he observed.<\/p>\n

When contacted, Kanyama also confirmed knowing Amupanda since time immemorial.<\/p>\n

\u201cYes, I have known Job since high school and also university. I have known him for quite a long time,\u201d Kanyama said yesterday upon enquiry.<\/p>\n

Speculation is that some tycoons are fuelling Amupanda\u2019s ambition, financially.<\/p>\n

\u201cHow is he financing those billboards? He must tell us. Even us as an established political party cannot afford to put up those billboards for that long. And for Amupanda to keep his face on for over a month<\/p>\n

shows that someone is funding him,\u201d an opposition parliamentarian recently querried.<\/p>\n

When this was put to Amupanda, he retorted: \u201cI generally don\u2019t like weaknesses. I don\u2019t like weak people. I don\u2019t like weak systems. It is a weakness for people to say they are well-established and can\u2019t afford billboards… Even if I am getting money from who, who, it means it\u2019s strength and ability to mobilise resources. We don\u2019t lose sleep over those things. We are proud of the fact that we are able to do things that shock them.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are hustling,\u201d he said, adding that as long as his supporters and fellow activists are not engaged in criminal activities to finance their revolution, he sees no wrong.<\/p>\n

He then moved to demystify assertions that he is poor, suggesting that he is able to finance certain projects himself or through crowdfunding with others who believe in the cause.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am not poor. I am employed. I have international activities that I do. I used to be a country expert for some surveys. Of course, I am dealing with young people who are poor,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

He said AR is run by \u201cmanagement of objectives\u201d, and will never be deterred by pedestrian views.<\/p>\n

Controversy<\/p>\n

Earlier this year, Kanyama courted controversy after it emerged that the Central Procurement Board of Namibia could not say with certainty that he indeed had a condom manufacturing plant\/factory.<\/p>\n

This is despite the board\u2019s decision to award a medical supplies tender, worth around N$650 million, to Kanyama\u2019s company \u2013 Amnics Trading – because it presented itself as a local manufacturer.<\/p>\n

This was disputed by industry players, who also suggested that Kanyama does not even employ 50 workers. It later turned out that only three individuals were under his employ. The tender was later cancelled, following a public brouhaha.<\/p>\n

When New Era visited the purported condom manufacturing factory, located in Windhoek\u2019s Northern Industrial area, Kanyama denied our team entry, citing privacy. This publication\u2019s visit to the factory was to ascertain if indeed Kanyama at all owns a condom manufacturing plant, or if it merely exists on paper.<\/p>\n

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