THE former Permanent Secretary of Regional, Local Government and Housing, Nghidimondjila Shoombe, died in a car accident near Kamanjab in the Kunene Region early yesterday.
Shoombes death was confirmed to The Namibian by NamPol Liaison Officer Warrant Officer Samuel Hamokonda. The late Shoombe was the first Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Housing in post-Independence Namibia.He hailed from Oshiko village near Ohakweenyanga and Ongwediva in Oshana Region.Shoombes name featured prominently during the Katutura Single Quarters scam in which Government lost millions of dollars through irregular payments.The late Shoombe was the first Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Local Government and Housing in post-Independence Namibia.He hailed from Oshiko village near Ohakweenyanga and Ongwediva in Oshana Region.Shoombes name featured prominently during the Katutura Single Quarters scam in which Government lost millions of dollars through irregular payments.
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