Omukwaniilwa Nangolo asks Geingob to solve human-wildlife conflict
TUYEIMO HAIDULA
NAMUTONI
Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo on Saturday asked President Hage Geingob to lead a surge against human-wildlife conflicts involving elephants, buffaloes and other animals that are terrorising the north and north-eastern parts of the country.
Nangolo was speaking at the official unveiling of Omukwaniilwa Nehale Warriors memorial and the commemoration of 118 Memorial Monument held at Namutoni on Saturday. The two-day event, which started at Onayena on Friday, was attended by people from all walks of life and other tribes, with Nangolo saying was done deliberately to do away with tribalism in Namibia.
With the country trying to strike a balance between protecting high-value species, while controlling the threat they pose to humans, he said: “Please, when you leave this place today… go and have a look at the one who is eaten by the lion and the one who kills the lion eating people. How should those people be looked at? Comrade President, you and your think tank, please look into that”.
The commemoration event, Nangolo said, will be celebrated every three years.
Building the Namibian house
Geingob applauded Nangolo for unifying Namibians and having a magnitude of traditional leaders from other traditional authorities and other tribes attend the event in unison.
“This is truly a national event and not just one for the Ondonga community. I should commend you [Nangolo] for that act because it clearly demonstrates your commitment to social cohesion and nation-building in the Namibian house,” he said.
Meanwhile, in a speech read on his behalf by environment minister Pohamba Shifeta, former president Sam Nujoma said commemorating the brave deeds of Nehale’s warriors will also teach Namibians the virtues of patriotism, bravery and loyalty to the country.
“We once again must remain mindful of the saying ‘those who do not know history are bound, if not doomed, to repeat it’. My sincere hope is that we will choose to repeat only the positive aspects of that history, while learning from the mistakes of the past,” Nujoma wrote.
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NAMUTONI
Omukwaniilwa of Ondonga Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo on Saturday asked President Hage Geingob to lead a surge against human-wildlife conflicts involving elephants, buffaloes and other animals that are terrorising the north and north-eastern parts of the country.
Nangolo was speaking at the official unveiling of Omukwaniilwa Nehale Warriors memorial and the commemoration of 118 Memorial Monument held at Namutoni on Saturday. The two-day event, which started at Onayena on Friday, was attended by people from all walks of life and other tribes, with Nangolo saying was done deliberately to do away with tribalism in Namibia.
With the country trying to strike a balance between protecting high-value species, while controlling the threat they pose to humans, he said: “Please, when you leave this place today… go and have a look at the one who is eaten by the lion and the one who kills the lion eating people. How should those people be looked at? Comrade President, you and your think tank, please look into that”.
The commemoration event, Nangolo said, will be celebrated every three years.
Building the Namibian house
Geingob applauded Nangolo for unifying Namibians and having a magnitude of traditional leaders from other traditional authorities and other tribes attend the event in unison.
“This is truly a national event and not just one for the Ondonga community. I should commend you [Nangolo] for that act because it clearly demonstrates your commitment to social cohesion and nation-building in the Namibian house,” he said.
Meanwhile, in a speech read on his behalf by environment minister Pohamba Shifeta, former president Sam Nujoma said commemorating the brave deeds of Nehale’s warriors will also teach Namibians the virtues of patriotism, bravery and loyalty to the country.
“We once again must remain mindful of the saying ‘those who do not know history are bound, if not doomed, to repeat it’. My sincere hope is that we will choose to repeat only the positive aspects of that history, while learning from the mistakes of the past,” Nujoma wrote.
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