The Roads Authority (RA) is investigating senior executive Christopher Mayumbelo following allegations that he conducted private legal work during office hours.
EK Nangolo Incorporated law firm, which belongs to Eino Nangolo, in a letter dated 27 October 2026 wrote to the RA, asking whether Mayumbelo took leave on eight specific dates between June 2022 and April 2024.
The law firm requested the verification as part of what it described as the preparation of a legal opinion and investigation into a possible conflict of interest and private business activities involving Mayumbelo.
A leave report attached to the correspondence, which The Namibian has seen, reflects Mayumbelo’s recorded annual leave between 2021 and 2025 and approvals in the RA’s Dynamics AX and Dynamics 365 systems.
However, the dates queried by the law firm do not appear among the approved leave entries.
The RA says it cannot confirm whether Mayumbelo was on approved leave on several dates linked to a conflict-of-interest inquiry.
This follows correspondence dated 27 October 2025 between the RA and EK Nangolo Incorporated law firm.
In the letter, the RA says a search of its electronic leave management system has found no approved leave entries for Mayumbelo.
“Leave of absence was applied for by completing a physical leave application form, whereby the requested leave is approved on the particular form by the supervisor,” says RA executive officer for corporate services Constantine Nyati.
According to the RA letter, leave was applied for on hard copy (paper) forms kept in employees’ physical files before April 2021.
Since then, leave applications and approvals have been recorded electronically.
The authority says the audit trail for leave requests and approvals is contained in the e-leave system, and the queried dates fall within the electronic records period.
A source at the RA told The Namibian that Mayumbelo runs a private legal practice and attends to legal matters during office hours.
Minister of works and transport Veiko Nekundi has confirmed that the ministry is aware of the matter and will hold directors accountable on matters of governance.
“. . . be assured that the company’s internal process will be conducted within the framework of the established policies on RA,” he says.
Nekundi says executives are required to declare their business interests in accordance with the policy on good governance principles.
According to Chris Mayumbelo & Co’s Facebook account, Mayumbelo is the founder and managing partner of the firm, which advertises a full suite of legal services on its public platforms.
Attempts to reach Mayumbelo yesterday were unsuccessful.
RA chief executive Hippy Tjivikua yesterday said: “Matters relating to employee leave are governed by internal procedures, which we will continue to uphold. Moreover, employee-related issues are confidential, and we will not provide further comment.”
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