Rundu RCC an eyesore – Mutorwa
Namibian Sun also established that the office was robbed years ago, when important equipment such as computers was stolen.
Kenya Kambowe
Rundu
Works and transport minister John Mutorwa described a visit to the Roads Contractor Company (RCC) in Rundu yesterday as a “disappointment”.
The minister was met with an eyesore, with million-dollar equipment in disrepair, offices sporting broken windows and damaged ceilings and expensive non-operating vehicles left exposed to the elements in the yard.
The office, which has about three employees, has not had access to water and electricity for years as these services were disconnected by service providers.
Namibian Sun also established that the office was robbed years ago, when important equipment such as computers was stolen.
Apart from the state of the office and the “wastage of resources”, as Mutorwa put it, he was also disappointed by the fact that the office’s yard – a big track of land – is not being used to its optimal capacity.
Decay
The minister said his visit to the RCC office was to assess whether the Kavango East Road Authority (RA) could use the premises for office space.
He revealed that the RA Rundu office underwent a restructuring where a regional structure was established, however, they cannot be accommodated at the existing office due to a lack of space.
“This thing of just allowing things to decay must just stop. The government is very concerned about its assets and the assets are not the property of individual people but for the Namibian people,” Mutorwa remarked.
“They have entrusted the government that they elected to make sure that the proper utilisation of these assets is necessary. Now we are just being confronted by the grass and things are just allowed to decay.
“I say no, let us revive this place. I am disappointed. We must make sure that properties are properly utilised.”
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Rundu
Works and transport minister John Mutorwa described a visit to the Roads Contractor Company (RCC) in Rundu yesterday as a “disappointment”.
The minister was met with an eyesore, with million-dollar equipment in disrepair, offices sporting broken windows and damaged ceilings and expensive non-operating vehicles left exposed to the elements in the yard.
The office, which has about three employees, has not had access to water and electricity for years as these services were disconnected by service providers.
Namibian Sun also established that the office was robbed years ago, when important equipment such as computers was stolen.
Apart from the state of the office and the “wastage of resources”, as Mutorwa put it, he was also disappointed by the fact that the office’s yard – a big track of land – is not being used to its optimal capacity.
Decay
The minister said his visit to the RCC office was to assess whether the Kavango East Road Authority (RA) could use the premises for office space.
He revealed that the RA Rundu office underwent a restructuring where a regional structure was established, however, they cannot be accommodated at the existing office due to a lack of space.
“This thing of just allowing things to decay must just stop. The government is very concerned about its assets and the assets are not the property of individual people but for the Namibian people,” Mutorwa remarked.
“They have entrusted the government that they elected to make sure that the proper utilisation of these assets is necessary. Now we are just being confronted by the grass and things are just allowed to decay.
“I say no, let us revive this place. I am disappointed. We must make sure that properties are properly utilised.”
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