The Oshikoto Regional Council’s Chief Regional Officer, Christella Mwenyo has raised concerns about the poor deliverance of some companies that are given tenders to develop the region’s socio-economic activities.

Mwenyo raised the concerns during a visit of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Economics and Public Administration to the Oshikoto Regional Council on Friday at Omuthiya.

She said the main challenge they have is that developmental projects do not start at the set time.

‘We are not satisfied with the way capital projects are implemented as the project timeframes are not adhered to as they are planned,’ Mwenyo said.

She also said the region has very poor road conditions.

The leader of the delegation, Helaria Mukapuli urged the regional council to start demanding what is theirs if delegated bodies or contractors fail.

‘We have picked up that people are becoming too reluctant to implement some of the plans. I urge you to start demanding what is yours because our communities are the most affec
ted,’ Mukapuli said.

She said the council should keep the companies on their toes otherwise they will be accused of not doing anything.

‘We are urging the leadership of the region to take full ownership of the programmes planned for the regions,’ said Mukapuli.

Oshikoto Regional Council chairperson, Samuel Shivute pointed out that the Roads Authority always comes up with good plans for the Oshikoto Region but do not follow through.

Shivute urged the Roads Authority to stick to their timeframes and implement their projects successfully.

Roads Authority representative, Kivinen Iyambo said there are some delays and challenges in the construction of some roads in the region such as mining activities, and hopefully they will start with the construction of some roads before December this year.

The main purpose of the visit was to assess the level of execution of capital projects, challenges being experienced in the implementation of such projects, and the way forward.

The main objective of the standing commi
ttee is to scrutinise whether Government policies, programmes and projects are being implemented and whether they have the desired impact.

Source: The Namibia News Agency