PM denies links to corruption
The prime minister says people who want to accuse her of corruption should take the evidence to the relevant authority.
Prime minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has refused to be drawn into allegations of corruption for a second time this year.
The prime minister has in the past been linked to the construction of the bulk fuel storage facility in Walvis Bay, which has seen its price skyrocket from just under N$1 billion to almost N$5.2 billion owing to flimsy tender control measures on the side of the authorities.
In a statement released this week, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila distanced herself from allegations levelled against her and called on members of the public to approach state institutions with evidence of these alleged practices.
“The prime minister has always advised that those who think they have evidence of corrupt practices by public officials should present their evidence to the relevant state institutions that are empowered to deal with such cases so that appropriate action is taken. People making such allegations with regards to these specific projects are advised to do that,” the statement read.
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila further denied that she had used her administrative powers to sway deals in her favour or that of her close associates.
“The prime minister further wishes to point out that accountability procedures in the public sector in regard to the discharge of administration duties and functions are carried out by designated persons under the relevant state laws and the procedures thereunder,” the statement said.
According to her, the laws clearly stipulate how public officials are to be held accountable, leaving no discretion to politicians in this regard. She further denied that she favoured individuals or subjected them to victimisation and called such notions malicious.
Allegations of favouritism and victimisation were also rejected by the premier.
“Allegations of favouritism or victimisation of civil servants by the prime minister in the administration of the accountability procedures are thus misleading and malicious, and are strongly rejected.”
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has in recent times been drawn into the saga of the multi-billion-dollar fuel storage facility in Walvis Bay.
She had been dragged into the spotlight over the role she played as finance minister in pushing through the project, along with National Planning Commission permanent secretary Leevi Hungamo and former energy ministry permanent secretary Kahijoro Kahuure, The Namibian recently reported.
In May, permanent secretary in the ministry of finance, Ericah Shafudah, was issued a final warning after it had come to light that she had failed to attend technical committee meetings that had to do with the construction of the bulk fuel storage facility.
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The prime minister has in the past been linked to the construction of the bulk fuel storage facility in Walvis Bay, which has seen its price skyrocket from just under N$1 billion to almost N$5.2 billion owing to flimsy tender control measures on the side of the authorities.
In a statement released this week, Kuugongelwa-Amadhila distanced herself from allegations levelled against her and called on members of the public to approach state institutions with evidence of these alleged practices.
“The prime minister has always advised that those who think they have evidence of corrupt practices by public officials should present their evidence to the relevant state institutions that are empowered to deal with such cases so that appropriate action is taken. People making such allegations with regards to these specific projects are advised to do that,” the statement read.
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila further denied that she had used her administrative powers to sway deals in her favour or that of her close associates.
“The prime minister further wishes to point out that accountability procedures in the public sector in regard to the discharge of administration duties and functions are carried out by designated persons under the relevant state laws and the procedures thereunder,” the statement said.
According to her, the laws clearly stipulate how public officials are to be held accountable, leaving no discretion to politicians in this regard. She further denied that she favoured individuals or subjected them to victimisation and called such notions malicious.
Allegations of favouritism and victimisation were also rejected by the premier.
“Allegations of favouritism or victimisation of civil servants by the prime minister in the administration of the accountability procedures are thus misleading and malicious, and are strongly rejected.”
Kuugongelwa-Amadhila has in recent times been drawn into the saga of the multi-billion-dollar fuel storage facility in Walvis Bay.
She had been dragged into the spotlight over the role she played as finance minister in pushing through the project, along with National Planning Commission permanent secretary Leevi Hungamo and former energy ministry permanent secretary Kahijoro Kahuure, The Namibian recently reported.
In May, permanent secretary in the ministry of finance, Ericah Shafudah, was issued a final warning after it had come to light that she had failed to attend technical committee meetings that had to do with the construction of the bulk fuel storage facility.
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