Ombudsman – Windhoek Observer

03 Sep

President appoints Ombudsman, ECN members

ObserverObserver MoneyBasilius Dyakugh, Ombudsman, president Hage Geingob

Staff Writer PRESIDENT Hage Geingob has appointed Basilius Dyakugha as Ombudsman with effect from 01 October. The president also appointed Joram R. Rukambe, Elsie T. Nghikembwa and Emmerencia Leonardas members of the Electoral Commission of Namibia for five years, with effect from 16 September. According to a statement from the president’s office, the three members of the Electoral Commission were appointed in terms of subsection (21) of section 6 of the Electoral Act, 2014(Act No. 5 of 2014), under the powers vested in the President by subsection (1) of that section. “In terms of Article 90(1) of the Namibian Constitution…

27 Aug

Ombudsman public interviews done and dusted

ObserverObserver MoneyOmbudsman, Supreme Court, Windhoek

Tujoromajo Kasuto The first ever public interviews in the history of the Office of the Judiciary were held today at the Supreme Court in Windhoek. The interviews were conducted by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC). The shortlisted candidates vying for the position of Ombudsman are Secretary to the National Council, Tousy Namiseb; lawyer Ruth Herunga and Chief Legal Officer at the Law Reform and Development Commission, Basilius Dyakugha. Three candidates were shortlisted on 4 June from the four candidates who responded to the advertisement. The interviews are an initiative of the Judiciary to boost public trust in the Ombudsman to…

04 Aug

JSC sets date for interviews

ObserverObserver MoneyJudicial Service Commission (JSC), Ombudsman

Andrew Kathindi and Tujoromajo Kasuto The Judicial Service Commission (JSC) has set 20 August as the date for interviews for the appointment of the new Ombudsman. Interviews, which were earlier set to have taken place on 20 July, were indefinitely called off after one of the shortlisted candidates was hospitalised. “The JSC has deemed it prudent to republish the list of the candidates that were shortlisted for the July 2021 sitting, which had to be postponed as stated above. The below mentioned candidates who were shortlisted on 4 June 2021, and were supposed to have been interviewed in July 2021,…

14 Apr

Ombudsman blames Jooste for SOE, August 26 mess

ObserverObserver MoneyJohn Walters, Leon Jooste, Ombudsman, Public Enterprises minister

Maria Hamutenya Ombudsman, John Walters, is partly blaming Public Enterprises Minister, Leon Jooste, for the current problems the country’s State Owned Enterprises are facing, in particular August 26. The Minister allegedly has not cooperated during an investigation by the Ombudsman into August 26, while also covering compliance of all public enterprises (PEs) with regards to submitting annual financial statements. The long serving Ombudsman said the Minister even ignored his recommendations, including those which called for August 26 to be audited. “He failed to do more, that’s the reason he did not implement my recommendations. In fact he did not even…