Former insurance company broker Daniel Kashima (41) says his two children were expelled from a private school at Oshakati after he was unable to pay their school fees while in custody.
Kashima, who is one of three men linked to the alleged theft of N$2.2 million from a Momentum Metropolitan savings policy belonging to Ongwediva resident Andalberd Shilongo, made the disclosure while testifying during his bail hearing in the Oshakati Magistrate’s Court on Monday.
Kashima told the court he has been unable to pay his children’s school fees.
“I was unable to pay their school fees since my incarceration on 19 May 2026,” he said.
According to Kashima, the two children were expelled from the Oshakati school in June after accumulating outstanding fees of N$14 100.
He said the children have since been enrolled at another private school at Okahao, which he said is co-owned by his sister and other shareholders.
Kashima told the court the Okahao school had granted him a three-month grace period to settle the school fees, but that period is now nearing its end.
“I think that if I don’t pay, they will be expelled from the school,” he said.
He further told the court he is required to pay N$5 000 per month for both children at the new school.
Kashima said he is also responsible for maintaining his other two children, adding to his financial obligations while he remains in custody.
According to court documents, N$2.2 million was allegedly transferred from the savings policy of Shilongo into a NamPost account in February this year.
Public prosecutor Yeukai Kangira told the court last month that Kashima and his co-accused all had access to the fraudulent account.
According to the prosecution, N$2 million of the stolen funds was spent within a short period.
Only N$200 000 remains after the prosecutor general successfully obtained a High Court asset preservation order over the remaining funds.
Court documents suggest that part of the money was used to buy three vehicles – one of which is a Mercedes-Benz C200 belonging to Kashima, which the state later seized.
The vehicle is reportedly registered under a close corporation linked to a third party.
The fraud and theft Kashima is accused of allegedly involved a group of suspects who coordinated a scheme after being invited by Kashima.
