The chief executive officer of Grootfontein municipality Kisco Sinvula reportedly assaulted his male colleague Patrick Tsibeb, following a misunderstanding with the victim’s father.
It is alleged that the incident happened at a bar in Grootfontein on Tuesday afternoon.
Tsibeb confirmed the incident saying Sinvula punched him in the mouth while he was trying to separate him and his father. Tsibeb is employed as a plumber at the troubled municipality.
Tsibeb said that prior to the incident, Sinvula had a misunderstanding with his father which resulted in the two men exchanging vulgar words.
“I was at work and a teacher from my child’s school called saying the CEO is at a bar insulting my father. I went there, but when I got there my father was not there. I asked what happened and I drove to the police station where I found my father,” he said.
He said he brought his father to a bar where Sinvula and Grooftonein constituency councillor Elder Filipe were seated.
“Sinvula and my father started pushing each other and I tried to separate them. The councillor shouted that I should be punched, and Sinvula then punched me in the mouth,” he narrated.
He alleged that he did not want to fight his boss, so he decided to go to the hospital.
Tsibeb alleged that he was hospitalised for four hours.
He told The Namibian that his mouth is now swollen, while he added that he will open a police case against Sinvula on Wednesday.
Sinvula and Filipe did not respond to text messages sent to them.
Sinvula was reinstated as chief executive officer of Grootfontein Municipality on Friday following his 14-month suspension on allegations of misconduct.
This week the Grootfontein Municipal Council resolved to appeal the High Court case which compels it to allow Sinvula to resume his job.
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