Former governor living free in Govt house

THE Former Karas Governor, Stephanus Goliath, has apparently been living rent-free in a Government house at Keetmanshoop’s Westdene residential area since 2004, The Namibian has established.

Goliath was replaced by Governor Dawid Boois two years ago. Goliath was supposed to vacate the house for the new governor, but stayed on with an option to buy the house.However, The Namibian has it on good authority that Goliath has not yet applied to the Works Ministry’s Housing Alienation Department to buy the Government house.A well-placed source told The Namibian that nothing has come of Goliath’s intentions to buy the house.According to the source, Goliath only verbally informed the then Minister of Works, Moses Amweelo, about his intentions to buy the house.Goliath yesterday declined to comment.The Government house is allocated to the Ministry of Local Government, an employee at the Works Ministry’s office at Keetmanshoop confirmed.According to the employee, Jeanette Kisting, any person who intends to buy a Government house after leaving the civil service can only stay in the house up to six months.When approached for comment, the Karas Regional Council’s Director of Administration, Saul Kahuika, referred the reporter to the Ministry of Works.A certain Mrs Veico at the Ministry of Works head office, dealing with the sale of Government houses, referred the reporter to the Ministry’s public relations officer.However, several attempts to get comment from the public relations officer proved futile.Goliath was supposed to vacate the house for the new governor, but stayed on with an option to buy the house.However, The Namibian has it on good authority that Goliath has not yet applied to the Works Ministry’s Housing Alienation Department to buy the Government house.A well-placed source told The Namibian that nothing has come of Goliath’s intentions to buy the house.According to the source, Goliath only verbally informed the then Minister of Works, Moses Amweelo, about his intentions to buy the house.Goliath yesterday declined to comment.The Government house is allocated to the Ministry of Local Government, an employee at the Works Ministry’s office at Keetmanshoop confirmed.According to the employee, Jeanette Kisting, any person who intends to buy a Government house after leaving the civil service can only stay in the house up to six months.When approached for comment, the Karas Regional Council’s Director of Administration, Saul Kahuika, referred the reporter to the Ministry of Works. A certain Mrs Veico at the Ministry of Works head office, dealing with the sale of Government houses, referred the reporter to the Ministry’s public relations officer.However, several attempts to get comment from the public relations officer proved futile.