Karas Remu ‘stone’ broke

THE Regional Emergency Management Unit (Remu) in the Karas Region has no money to help the victims of last week’s heavy rains in Luederitz and the small settlement of Kutenhous north of Keetmanshoop.

This was revealed at a Remu meeting held on Tuesday to discuss relief measures for the people of Luederitz and Kutenhous. Hundreds of people were left homeless by the unusually heavy rain in a normally arid region.The Karas Council’s Director of Planning, Ben Rukambe, on Tuesday said the Remu coffers were empty.”We find ourselves in a dilemma, since the process of establishing a regional disaster fund and designing an action plan are not complete yet,” he said.At the same meeting, Karas Governor Dawid Boois lambasted parastatals in the region, including the Roads Contractor Company, Telecom and NamPower, for not attending Remu meetings despite several invitations.”Don’t they know that they’re State property?” he said angrily.”With this kind of attitude, where will we end up?” The meeting decided to ask funds from the national Emergency Management Unit as well as large companies in the region to assist the flood victims.Hundreds of people were left homeless by the unusually heavy rain in a normally arid region.The Karas Council’s Director of Planning, Ben Rukambe, on Tuesday said the Remu coffers were empty.”We find ourselves in a dilemma, since the process of establishing a regional disaster fund and designing an action plan are not complete yet,” he said.At the same meeting, Karas Governor Dawid Boois lambasted parastatals in the region, including the Roads Contractor Company, Telecom and NamPower, for not attending Remu meetings despite several invitations.”Don’t they know that they’re State property?” he said angrily.”With this kind of attitude, where will we end up?” The meeting decided to ask funds from the national Emergency Management Unit as well as large companies in the region to assist the flood victims.