Cabinet announces appointments

THE Diamond Commissioner in the Ministry of Mines and Energy, Kennedy Hamutenya, has been appointed as the chairperson of Namgem and as a director of Namdeb.

The announced was made by Cabinet through a press release last week. Cabinet also approved the appointment of Vickey Niku-Paavola as a director of Namgem and alternate director of Namdeb on behalf of the Government.The appointees will fill the vacant positions at Namgem and Namdeb as a result of the death of Josephat Mazeingo, who was chairman of Namgem and a director of Namdeb on behalf of the Government.Namdeb is a 50/50 joint venture between the Government and De Beers, while Namgem is a subsidiary of Namdeb.Hamutenya has been the Diamond Commissioner since November 2001, while Niku-Paavola has been the Deputy Diamond Commissioner from October 2004.Cabinet also approved the appointment of Vickey Niku-Paavola as a director of Namgem and alternate director of Namdeb on behalf of the Government.The appointees will fill the vacant positions at Namgem and Namdeb as a result of the death of Josephat Mazeingo, who was chairman of Namgem and a director of Namdeb on behalf of the Government.Namdeb is a 50/50 joint venture between the Government and De Beers, while Namgem is a subsidiary of Namdeb.Hamutenya has been the Diamond Commissioner since November 2001, while Niku-Paavola has been the Deputy Diamond Commissioner from October 2004.