On’Uninformed’ Opinions

I HOPE this time my letter will appear, unlike the other two or three cases when you (unintentionally) omitted them.

I will copy it to the other media, just in case. I read the rather confusing, if not uninformed, opinion of Nadia Ihuhua, where she was dissatisfied with Uutoni Nujoma’s presentation to the CHR in Geneva, regarding the case of the Caprivi secessionists.Well, Nadia, like any other Namibian, you have a right to air your opinion as you did, so let me do the same as follows: How informed are you if you label Cde.Paulus Kapia as one of the “government officials”? When last we checked Cde. Kapia was a Party official.Nadia rightly alluded to the need for us to have “responsible and transparent leaders who know what is important and what constitutes human-centred development” She is right but which humans are being referred to? To me, only leaders to the contrary will allow such a vision to be derailed by a few elements such as Muyongo and his cohorts.After all when we talk of human-centered development don’t we mean the people with a sense of purpose, that of sustainable development, like the ones we have? Or, Do we mean the detractors, Ms Ihuhua?Surely we do not mean to spend all the scant resources on the rights of the detractors rather than on the pensions of our elderly or HIV-AIDs patients?Do you really think if we spend millions of $ this case, we will elevate our human rights record internationally?What about the right to live in peace, the right to food, the right live without fear etc? What kind of agenda do you want to set for us, innocent citizens?Then again, since you are inviting people to go to the launching of the NSHR Report, then I guess I (and everyone else) know where you are coming from.Good luck with that event, but for the rest of us, we prefer democracy, which is the government by the people (majority) for the people, and of the people.If you really have the future of our country at heart, please stop being phony and be a Namibian.The few people you are talking about want their own country.They will have their fair chance under our laws.The question is, are they with Republic of Namibia or with their dream Republic?Ben Shingenge Via e-mailI read the rather confusing, if not uninformed, opinion of Nadia Ihuhua, where she was dissatisfied with Uutoni Nujoma’s presentation to the CHR in Geneva, regarding the case of the Caprivi secessionists.Well, Nadia, like any other Namibian, you have a right to air your opinion as you did, so let me do the same as follows: How informed are you if you label Cde.Paulus Kapia as one of the “government officials”? When last we checked Cde. Kapia was a Party official.Nadia rightly alluded to the need for us to have “responsible and transparent leaders who know what is important and what constitutes human-centred development” She is right but which humans are being referred to? To me, only leaders to the contrary will allow such a vision to be derailed by a few elements such as Muyongo and his cohorts.After all when we talk of human-centered development don’t we mean the people with a sense of purpose, that of sustainable development, like the ones we have? Or, Do we mean the detractors, Ms Ihuhua?Surely we do not mean to spend all the scant resources on the rights of the detractors rather than on the pensions of our elderly or HIV-AIDs patients?Do you really think if we spend millions of $ this case, we will elevate our human rights record internationally?What about the right to live in peace, the right to food, the right live without fear etc? What kind of agenda do you want to set for us, innocent citizens?Then again, since you are inviting people to go to the launching of the NSHR Report, then I guess I (and everyone else) know where you are coming from.Good luck with that event, but for the rest of us, we prefer democracy, which is the government by the people (majority) for the people, and of the people.If you really have the future of our country at heart, please stop being phony and be a Namibian.The few people you are talking about want their own country.They will have their fair chance under our laws.The question is, are they with Republic of Namibia or with their dream Republic?Ben Shingenge Via e-mail