TWO Ongwediva residents were arrested on Friday for making illegal water connections.
Ongwediva Town Council Liaison Officer Andreas Uutoni told The Namibian that the suspects, Levi Shaendelwako and Ismael Mikka, believed to be brothers, had been handed over to the Police. They have been charged with water theft and contravening Section 37 of the Local Authority Act no 23 of 1992 and the Government Gazette no 72 of 1996 Section (11) sub-section A, B and C.Uutoni said the duo’s water supply was disconnected in 2001.Since then they had made no effort to pay their outstanding bills.Instead, Uutoni said, they had allegedly reconnected their water supply, bypassing the water meter.Shaendelwako and Mikka have allegedly not paid their electricity bills since 2001 and had allegedly also made illegal power connections.”I want to tell Ongwediva residents that the Town Council has competent officials at all levels and will root out all water and electricity thieves,” Uutoni said.They have been charged with water theft and contravening Section 37 of the Local Authority Act no 23 of 1992 and the Government Gazette no 72 of 1996 Section (11) sub-section A, B and C.Uutoni said the duo’s water supply was disconnected in 2001.Since then they had made no effort to pay their outstanding bills.Instead, Uutoni said, they had allegedly reconnected their water supply, bypassing the water meter.Shaendelwako and Mikka have allegedly not paid their electricity bills since 2001 and had allegedly also made illegal power connections.”I want to tell Ongwediva residents that the Town Council has competent officials at all levels and will root out all water and electricity thieves,” Uutoni said.
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