Decisive leadership
AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE OF A 21YEAR OLD
NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT FIRES MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
Her Excellency Dr. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Relieves Hon. Dr. Mac-Albert Hengari of Duties as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform
27 April 2025
By virtue of the powers vested in the President by Article 32(6) of the Constitution of the Republic of Namibia, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has relieved Hon. Dr. Mac-Albert Hengari of his duties as Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform.
The termination of tenure takes effect from Wednesday, 23 April 2025 when Hon. Dr. Mac-Albert Hengari should have tendered his resignation. Hon. Hengari has also been withdrawn from the National Assembly.
[Statement from the Namibian Presidency]
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BACKGROUND
Hengari early on Sunday confirmed to The Namibian (Newspaper) that he had stepped down.
“I resigned as minister, but l cannot comment further,” he said.
This follows rape allegations involving a 21-year-old woman, and his arrest.
Hengari’s resignation follows allegations that he raped the woman when she was still a minor.
National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi on Saturday confirmed Hengari’s arrest, following an alleged attempt to bribe the woman to withdraw the case she opened against him last year.
“Hengari is indeed arrested after he attempted to bribe the victim to withdraw the case. That is what he was arrested for.
“That’s all I have for now,” she said.
The matter is currently under police investigation.
AFTER ALLEGATIONS OF RAPE OF A 21YEAR OLD, NAMIBIAN PRESIDENT FIRES MINISTER OF AGRICULTURE
