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Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) Erongo regional chairperson Aloisius Kangulu says the party will continue pushing for policy reforms, including those addressing housing challenges, while demanding greater accountability and transparency in public institutions.
Speaking at an IPC Erongo regional strategic meeting in Usakos, Kangulu said the party remains committed to challenging laws and policies that it believes do not serve the interests of all Namibians.
He said access to basic services, including housing, healthcare and employment opportunities, can only improve if government institutions are transparent and accountable.
“IPC will continue to make sure that accountability and transparency, particularly in public office, should always come first. Because that will ensure the service that you are giving to our people,” Kangulu said.
Kangulu linked poor service delivery, including shortages of essential medicines in hospitals, to corruption and weak governance systems.
“That will ensure medicine in hospitals. The reason why there is no medicine in hospitals is because of corruption,” he said.
He added that many Namibians continue to struggle to access critical services despite government commitments.
“Today, we are having hospitals that have not even critical services to deliver to its citizens. No medication,” Kangulu said.
The IPC leader said the party would continue advocating for reforms aimed at improving service delivery, creating jobs, ensuring equal opportunities and addressing challenges affecting communities, including the shortage of affordable housing.
Kangulu’s remarks come as housing remains one of the major socio-economic challenges facing many Namibians, with growing calls for government and local authorities to increase access to affordable homes, especially for low-income households.
He said policies must be designed to benefit ordinary citizens and a selected few.
Meanwhile, Kangulu also addressed recent defections from IPC, claiming that some former party members who joined Swapo were not genuine departures, but strategic “deployments” carried out on behalf of the opposition party.
However, he refused to identify the alleged individuals, saying their identities must remain confidential.
“Some will deploy them strategically. I’m still commanding some of those who are in other deployments, to make sure that they give us results. Whoever wants to confirm, you can come. I can confirm that I deployed this one. We deployed the other one. And the mission is for IPC,” Kangulu said.
He said revealing the names of those allegedly deployed could compromise what he described as an ongoing mission.
“Given the magnitude of the operation and the need to safeguard the integrity and security of the mission, the identities of those involved will remain confidential until the appropriate time.”
The remarks follow the recent departure of several IPC members in Erongo, including former regional mobiliser Rudolf Kahingunga, former Swakopmund mayor Blasius Goraseb and members of the IPC Otjimbingwe branch who joined Swapo.
