NTB O MUKULUNTUWILIKI gwokampani yi na sha nokutala kutya iikwahotela ayihe mu Namibia oyi li pamuthika gu li nawa yedhina Namibia Tourism Board (NTB), Gideon Shilongo, okwa mbendanga omolu omathiniko ogendji gopapolitika tage mu piyaganeke aniwa miilonga ye.
Gideon, ngoka a kala nopoosa ndjika uule woomvula ntano, okwa li natango e na okukala nayo ishewe oomvula ntano dha gwedhwa po, ihe aniwa shika okwe shi tindi. Oonzo dhomauyelele dhi shi okwiinekelwa odha yakele ko The Namibian kutya oonkambadhala dha Shilongo okuthiminika Oohotela nomagumbo gokulala aayenda ayihe yi kale pamuthika gu shi okutaambiwako, kasha li shi uvitilwe nawa ku yamwe mEpangelo.Aanambelewa mUuministeli wEgameno lyUuntshitwe nOmatalelpo inaya hala okutya sha koshinima shika.Ihe Omupevinashipundi gwEwilikongundu lya NTB Benita Herma okwe shi koleke kutya Shilongo okwa mbendanga.”Oshikako shoomvula ntano dhOmunambelewa omukuluntu gwa NTB osha puko pokati ka Oktoba na okwa li a indilwa a shaina natango okondalaka yoomvula ntano, shoka a li e shi taamba ko petameko,” Herma ta popi ngaaka.Ihe mEtitano lya zi ko, Shilongo okwa li aniwa a lombwele Ewilikongundu kutya ye ita tsikile we na NTB.Shilongo ye mwene ina hala okutya sha.”Ota ku ka ningwa etseyitho lyopambelewa komeho,” osho a lombwele The Namibian ngaaka uusiku wEtiyali.Oonzo dhilwe dhomauyelele odha popi kutya embendango lya Shilongo oli na ashike okutseyithwa konima yomaulikilo omenene gopamatalelopo ngoka taga ka kala mu London oshiwike tu uka.NTB, ong’Okampani yaama kEpangelo, oyo yi na okuungaunga nekuthombinga lya Namibia momaulikilo ngaka nokuulika Namibia ong’oshilongo shi na omahala omawanawa gopauntshitwe gokutalelwapo.NTB oku na wo oshinakugwanithwa shokushanga omahala agehe gokukala aatalelipo mu Namibia nokutala kutya otaga iyuthi komauthompango ge.”Gideon Shilongo okwa li mondjila sho a kala nokupopya kutya omahala gokukala aatalelipo gOkampani ya Namibia Wildlife Resorts, ngoka ge li mEtosha na Ais-Ais pomulonga gwa Fish River Canyon, oge na okwiishangitha ku NTB nokukonakonwa kaataleli ya NTB ku talike ngele otaga gandja tuu omayakulo gongushu,” oshilyo shimwe shehangano lya Tour and Safari Association (Tasa), osho sha popi ngaaka.Osha fa nee aniwa shi li ngeyi kutya iikwahotela oyindji yEpangelo oyi li monkalo kayi li nawa na omapopyo ga Shilongo kaga li gu uvitikilwe nawa mEpangelo.Oshinima shimwe sha fa kashi uvitilwe nawa kEpangelo oshimaliwa shoka NTB ha futitha oohotela moshilongo.Komulalo kehe gwomuntu mOhotela, NTB oha mono ko oshimaliwa shoopelesenda mbali, ihe aniwa oshimaliwa shika oshidhigu okuyalulwa na osha eta ashike oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna hamano mu NTB, ngoka kEpangelo ha mono ko ashike omulekeneno gwoomiliyuna omilongo ndatu komumvo.Oshimaliwa shika oshishona ku NTB okugwanitha po iinakugwanithwa ye ayihe.Omathimbo ga zi ko, Epangelo olya li lya eta po osheetwapo kutya oopelesenda 10 dhoshimaliwa sha NTB nadhi kale hadhi futwa koobisinisa moshikondo shomatalelopo, ihe oobisinisa ndhika odha li dhi li ompinge nasho, tadhi ti kutya shika kashi li pauyuuki.Herma okwa ti opoosa yUukuluntuwiliki wa NTB otayi ka tseyithwa omwedhi nguka.”Shilongo ota ka kala mu NTB sigo omuJanuali 2007 na ngele ina pu monika Omunambelewa omukuluntu, Ewilikongundu otali ka ulika Omuwiliki gwopakathimbo,” Herma ta popi.Shilongo okwa taamba aniwa opoosa yimwe yUumenindjela mOmbuulaye, hoka a li ha longo nale manga ine ya ku NTB mu Oktoba 2001.Oonzo dhomauyelele dhi shi okwiinekelwa odha yakele ko The Namibian kutya oonkambadhala dha Shilongo okuthiminika Oohotela nomagumbo gokulala aayenda ayihe yi kale pamuthika gu shi okutaambiwako, kasha li shi uvitilwe nawa ku yamwe mEpangelo.Aanambelewa mUuministeli wEgameno lyUuntshitwe nOmatalelpo inaya hala okutya sha koshinima shika.Ihe Omupevinashipundi gwEwilikongundu lya NTB Benita Herma okwe shi koleke kutya Shilongo okwa mbendanga.”Oshikako shoomvula ntano dhOmunambelewa omukuluntu gwa NTB osha puko pokati ka Oktoba na okwa li a indilwa a shaina natango okondalaka yoomvula ntano, shoka a li e shi taamba ko petameko,” Herma ta popi ngaaka.Ihe mEtitano lya zi ko, Shilongo okwa li aniwa a lombwele Ewilikongundu kutya ye ita tsikile we na NTB.Shilongo ye mwene ina hala okutya sha.”Ota ku ka ningwa etseyitho lyopambelewa komeho,” osho a lombwele The Namibian ngaaka uusiku wEtiyali.Oonzo dhilwe dhomauyelele odha popi kutya embendango lya Shilongo oli na ashike okutseyithwa konima yomaulikilo omenene gopamatalelopo ngoka taga ka kala mu London oshiwike tu uka.NTB, ong’Okampani yaama kEpangelo, oyo yi na okuungaunga nekuthombinga lya Namibia momaulikilo ngaka nokuulika Namibia ong’oshilongo shi na omahala omawanawa gopauntshitwe gokutalelwapo.NTB oku na wo oshinakugwanithwa shokushanga omahala agehe gokukala aatalelipo mu Namibia nokutala kutya otaga iyuthi komauthompango ge.”Gideon Shilongo okwa li mondjila sho a kala nokupopya kutya omahala gokukala aatalelipo gOkampani ya Namibia Wildlife Resorts, ngoka ge li mEtosha na Ais-Ais pomulonga gwa Fish River Canyon, oge na okwiishangitha ku NTB nokukonakonwa kaataleli ya NTB ku talike ngele otaga gandja tuu omayakulo gongushu,” oshilyo shimwe shehangano lya Tour and Safari Association (Tasa), osho sha popi ngaaka.Osha fa nee aniwa shi li ngeyi kutya iikwahotela oyindji yEpangelo oyi li monkalo kayi li nawa na omapopyo ga Shilongo kaga li gu uvitikilwe nawa mEpangelo.Oshinima shimwe sha fa kashi uvitilwe nawa kEpangelo oshimaliwa shoka NTB ha futitha oohotela moshilongo.Komulalo kehe gwomuntu mOhotela, NTB oha mono ko oshimaliwa shoopelesenda mbali, ihe aniwa oshimaliwa shika oshidhigu okuyalulwa na osha eta ashike oshimaliwa shOondola oomiliyuna hamano mu NTB, ngoka kEpangelo ha mono ko ashike omulekeneno gwoomiliyuna omilongo ndatu komumvo.Oshimaliwa shika oshishona ku NTB okugwanitha po iinakugwanithwa ye ayihe.Omathimbo ga zi ko, Epangelo olya li lya eta po osheetwapo kutya oopelesenda 10 dhoshimaliwa sha NTB nadhi kale hadhi futwa koobisinisa moshikondo shomatalelopo, ihe oobisinisa ndhika odha li dhi li ompinge nasho, tadhi ti kutya shika kashi li pauyuuki.Herma okwa ti opoosa yUukuluntuwiliki wa NTB otayi ka tseyithwa omwedhi nguka.”Shilongo ota ka kala mu NTB sigo omuJanuali 2007 na ngele ina pu monika Omunambelewa omukuluntu, Ewilikongundu otali ka ulika Omuwiliki gwopakathimbo,” Herma ta popi.Shilongo okwa taamba aniwa opoosa yimwe yUumenindjela mOmbuulaye, hoka a li ha longo nale manga ine ya ku NTB mu Oktoba 2001.
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