Former unionist up on drunken driving

FORMER General Secretary of the National Union for Namibian Workers Risto Kapenda (48) was arrested over the weekend on a charge of drunken driving and refusing to submit to a breathalyser test.

According to Police sources in Swakopmund, the incident took place on Saturday – “after the rugby” – on the road between Walvis Bay and Swakopmund. The Police were doing spot-checks just outside the harbour town.Kapenda allegedly refused to take the alcohol test.He was arrested and taken to the Swakopmund Police Station, where he was held until N$500 bail was granted to him on Sunday.Kapenda appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Monday, and the case was postponed until January 24.The Police were doing spot-checks just outside the harbour town.Kapenda allegedly refused to take the alcohol test.He was arrested and taken to the Swakopmund Police Station, where he was held until N$500 bail was granted to him on Sunday.Kapenda appeared in the Swakopmund Magistrate’s Court on Monday, and the case was postponed until January 24.