New structures erected near Otjomuise Police Station - nbc

Описание: New structures are being erected around the riverbed from where flood victims were relocated earlier this year near the Otjomuise Police Station.

Residents have already received warnings about the potential dangers during the next rainy season, which raises serious concerns.

Despite the City of Windhoek's efforts to relocate and educate residents about the risks involved, others have already started setting up structures at the riverbed.

Community leader at farm 508, Fiona Naruses, said she discovered this when she paid a visit to family members in Otjomuise.

She thinks it's unfair that others can build where they poured concrete floors, adding that if that's the case, their relatives should also be allowed to build where their homes used to be.

"We were told that it is illegal to live here. When the rain came and our properties were damaged, we were told to move. But what we are witnessing now is that the second house has already been built. People are building where our homes used to be, but the municipality is not doing anything. Those houses have been here for a while now. We have relatives without homes, so it would be fair to let them move here too. Why should others be allowed?" Naruses asked,

When questioned by NBC News about whether they were aware that new structures were being set up, spokesperson of the City of Windhoek, Lydia Amutenya, said they had already sent a team to handle the matter; however, the residents always manage to evade them when they show up at the site.

She said that under no circumstances can these people live in that area, as it is uninhabitable.

She further explained that it will be difficult to remove the people from the land, as Article 8 can be invoked to challenge inhumane eviction practices, further stating that they are trying to obey the law and to do it legally.

Amutenya said she will give an update on the matter soon after it has been resolved.