Anti-Poverty Promises Not Kept

ALLOW me a space in your newspaper to exercise my freedom of speech.I am concerned about the poverty of the Namibian people.

Namibia is a rich country with a small population, but most of the Namibian people are living in absolute poverty. I think that the problem is the unequal distribution in the economy.Too few Namibians have too much money, while too many starve and suffer to survive.Let us look at poverty.Poverty is not natural.It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.This is not true freedom.One of the leaders promised “by the year 2005/6 poverty in Namibia will be halved”, but at the moment, the promise is failing.Those leaders must honour their promises not just for the sake of the elected.Lastly, I would like to call upon all those leaders who recognise that the Namibian people are hungry for action not words, to act with courage and vision so that all Namibians will be proud and can stand together with their heads held high.Namakubmu Isai H OnayenaI think that the problem is the unequal distribution in the economy.Too few Namibians have too much money, while too many starve and suffer to survive.Let us look at poverty.Poverty is not natural.It is man-made and it can be overcome and eradicated by the actions of human beings.This is not true freedom.One of the leaders promised “by the year 2005/6 poverty in Namibia will be halved”, but at the moment, the promise is failing.Those leaders must honour their promises not just for the sake of the elected.Lastly, I would like to call upon all those leaders who recognise that the Namibian people are hungry for action not words, to act with courage and vision so that all Namibians will be proud and can stand together with their heads held high.Namakubmu Isai H Onayena

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