EDITORIAL The corruption allegations consistently made by Job Amupanda against defence minister Peter Vilho only hold two probabilities: The minister is either corrupt or he is not.However, we will never know which of the scenarios holds truth because there is simply no appetite from the authorities to establish this.
The same can be said about what former health minister Bernard Haufiku claims regarding alleged corruption in procuring medical supplies for public health facilities.
In the latter case, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) hasn’t got the answers five years after the former minister brought forth files containing corruption allegations. Yes, five years – not months!
The fact that these files were coming from a government minister - who had a bird’s eye view of public health from his throne - should have been enough reason to smoke ACC out of its comfort zone to pursue the allegations.
It’s perplexing that allegations of corruption, even when they seem to carry a heavy load of credibility, never really get taken up by authorities for conclusive verification and decision-making.
Instead, we saw men such as Sacky Kayone, who was governor when Omusati regional council supposedly spent an average of N$750 000 per toilet pit latrine, get rewarded with a position of board chairperson at Nored.
We are a country that elbows meritocracy to the edge and rewards persons of questionable character and track record using public resources. Namibia is a posterchild of this shocking conduct.