City Council Should Go!
PLEASE allow me space in your newspaper to react to the current floods that are slowly and surely destroying Windhoek, I hope due to its urgency you will publish it now.
Firstly let me comment on your newspaper for continuously updating
us on the rainy destructive conditions in Windhoek and around the
country, keep it up!
I have lost every faith I had for the current city council
because of their handling of this situation, and in my own view,
the Mayor and his entire council should do us a four and
resign!
Why?
All the years they have been sitting in the Council what have
they been doing while the city was deteriorating in a lot of
areas.
But most of all no provision was made to cater for this kind of
disaster.
We have a whole capital city with rivers running freely between
the various suburbs threatening the lives of the citizens and their
properties.
The few bridges that we have and even those built recently have
now been washed away, what is going on?
The last few years have seen a decline in the quality of roads
within Windhoek and other services and what did the Council to
about this?
They removed the then experienced CEO, Hailulu, who helped
transform Windhoek from a useless colonial city into a city that
represents a new Namibia.
Hailulu, himself a protege of the liberation struggle, was
believed to have fallen out with Council because he did not share
in their corruption schemes.
So they then replaced Hailulu with their very own product,
Shipanga who was at that time not fit enough to be at that
level.
While Shipanga was in the office, during his absence Hafeni
Nghinamwaami was acting.
For those of you who don't know this man, he was accused of
irregularities within the Municipality.
How in the world can the Council put an accused person in such a
strategic position? Shikongo and his team don't want to leave the
City Council because they risk being exposed.
I am sure Shikongo is busy looking for his loyalists who will
protect his own interests.
This should, however, be a wake up call to the higher
authorities that they should in future promote people with the
ability to do a job.
While people are calling for the President to retire from active
politics, a sentiment I do not share in, I am calling for the Mayor
and his Council to go because they have served enough terms.
Let someone else with new ideas come in and take the city
further.
Over ten years of office is too much and the side effects are
surely showing now.
Further, I wish to request the President to investigate the City
of Windhoek through a commission of inquiry .
- J Hipangwa - Windhoek
- Note: This letter has been shortened
I have lost every faith I had for the current city council because
of their handling of this situation, and in my own view, the Mayor
and his entire council should do us a four and resign! Why? All the
years they have been sitting in the Council what have they been
doing while the city was deteriorating in a lot of areas. But most
of all no provision was made to cater for this kind of disaster. We
have a whole capital city with rivers running freely between the
various suburbs threatening the lives of the citizens and their
properties. The few bridges that we have and even those built
recently have now been washed away, what is going on? The last few
years have seen a decline in the quality of roads within Windhoek
and other services and what did the Council to about this? They
removed the then experienced CEO, Hailulu, who helped transform
Windhoek from a useless colonial city into a city that represents a
new Namibia. Hailulu, himself a protege of the liberation struggle,
was believed to have fallen out with Council because he did not
share in their corruption schemes. So they then replaced Hailulu
with their very own product, Shipanga who was at that time not fit
enough to be at that level. While Shipanga was in the office,
during his absence Hafeni Nghinamwaami was acting. For those of you
who don't know this man, he was accused of irregularities within
the Municipality. How in the world can the Council put an accused
person in such a strategic position? Shikongo and his team don't
want to leave the City Council because they risk being exposed. I
am sure Shikongo is busy looking for his loyalists who will protect
his own interests. This should, however, be a wake up call to the
higher authorities that they should in future promote people with
the ability to do a job. While people are calling for the President
to retire from active politics, a sentiment I do not share in, I am
calling for the Mayor and his Council to go because they have
served enough terms. Let someone else with new ideas come in and
take the city further. Over ten years of office is too much and the
side effects are surely showing now. Further, I wish to request the
President to investigate the City of Windhoek through a commission
of inquiry .- J Hipangwa - Windhoek - Note: This letter has been
shortened