Erasmus Shalihaxwe
Social commentator Ben Mulongeni said Namibians only own the country politically and geographically, but economically, the country is owned by white people.
“Therefore, the white people are not interested in buying a country they already own,” he said.
Mulongeni made these comments in an audio recording circulating on social media, in response to what he described as some politicians spreading misleading information during election campaigns.
He mentioned that he has heard some politicians claim that certain political parties have leaders who, if they win the elections, will sell the country to white people and Western nations.
“You can’t sell something you don’t own. Politically and geographically, Namibia is ours, but economically, it is not ours. If you keep saying you are scared that someone will give the country to the British. The Brits already own the country. You can’t say the person will give away the country to the Germans, you can’t tell us the person will bring the Americans here. They already own the country. The whole Western countries including NATO, they own this country by economy,” Mulongeni said.
Mulongeni said politicians are misleading the public because they are speaking from a point of misinformation and misguidedness.
He said that those in power sold Namibia long ago when the country gained independence.
He continued by saying that the leaders of Western countries did not act foolishly when they negotiated everything to their advantage at independence.
“Therefore, local people who think they own Namibia are the foolish ones because they don’t read to inform themselves. If you really want to win the elections, tell us how you plan to bring back the economy of Namibia to Namibians, and the wealth of this country to the Namibian people. You will make your party lose votes if you keep telling people that Namibia will be sold,” Mulongeni said.
He challenged those making the statements to accompany him on a drive from Ondangwa to Oshivelo, all the way to Windhoek, and to observe the farmers’ fences on both sides of the road.
“Look on your left and right sides. You will realise that we Namibians only own the tarred road, the fenced-off land from Oshivelo to Luderitz is owned by the Europeans. There are only a few blacks, rich people, and politicians who bought a few farms. But 90 percent of that land is in the hands of white people,” argued Mulongeni.
