Namibia: Nujoma put brakes on audit

President Sam Nujoma personally intervened earlier this year to halt an investigation into the Roads Authority, The Namibian has learnt. Well-placed Government officials said Nujoma had orally reprimanded then Minister of Finance Nangolo Mbumba, and followed that up with a letter, ordering him to discontinue a comprehensive audit of the Roads Authority's books by auditors the Road Fund Administration (RFA) had appointed.