City Police Chief Abraham Kanime

08 Sep

City of Windhoek hunting for CEO

ObserverObserver MoneyChief Executive Officer, City of Windhoek, City Police Chief Abraham Kanime, Robert Kahimise

Kandjemuni Kamuiiri THE City of Windhoek is compiling a shortlist of candidates for the vacant Chief Executive Officer (CEO)’s position. Interestingly former CEO, Robert Kahimise, who quit the job to join the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (CENORED), thereby creating the vacancy, has also reportedly been shortlisted. Another aspiring returnee to municipality employment is former City Police Chief Abraham Kanime, who has a pending case in court for his return to his old job. Ironically Kanime and Kahimise had an acrimonious relationship during their previous tenures at the council. Council Spokesperson, Harold Akwenye, informs the Windhoek Observer that the applications…

19 Dec

Wanted: Fishrot officer on the run … as De Klerk extradition process begins

ObserverUncategorisedCity Police Chief Abraham Kanime, Fishrot officer on the run, Meren De Klerk l, Phillipus Mwapopi

Andrew Kathindi City Police Chief Abraham Kanime has revealed to Windhoek Observer that officer Phillipus Mwapopi is on the run after he was charged for his involvement in the Fishrot scandal. This comes as the City Police boss earlier this week, revealed that investigations would be opened against officer Mwapopi. “He’s on the run. If I happened to have found him at the office, we would have arrested him. I haven’t yet talked with the other investigators, however,” Kanime told Windhoek Observer. Kanime confirmed that Mwapopi has not been to the office since being fingered in the Fishrot scandal. Mwapopi…

25 Nov

Kanime’s cases withdrawn

ObserverUncategorisedCity Police Chief Abraham Kanime, Ignatius Semba

Andrew Kathindi Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) councilor, Ignatius Semba’s case against City Police Chief Abraham Kanime has been settled at court, and his application withdrawn, bringing to an end the saga that has divided the city council since the beginning of the year. Kanime was reinstated as the City Police chief in February, with an annual salary package of nearly N$2,5 million, after he had resigned earlier. His reappointment was met with negative reactions by some at the City, leading to Semba’s case, which earlier this year failed to be heard as a matter of urgency at the High Court.…

22 Sep

Security cluster operations make a come-back

ObserverObserver MoneyCity Police Chief Abraham Kanime, Windhoek

Helena Johannes Security cluster operations will return to Windhoek amid outrage over a spate of gruesome crimes reported over the past few days. City Police Chief Abraham Kanime said the police unit had engaged with other stakeholders such as the Namibian police and the Namibia Defense Force to ensure that safety and security procedures are a priority in and around Windhoek. “We met on Saturday to re-check our strategy on how we are going to enforce the operation,” he said. This comes as there has been a significant increase in serious crimes in the area. In the latest incident, an…

22 Jun

Uutoni summons council over Kanime

ObserverObserver MoneyCity of Windhoek (CoW), City Police Chief Abraham Kanime, Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni

Staff Writer The entire City of Windhoek (CoW) council was on Monday summoned to an urgent meeting with Urban and Rural Development Minister Erastus Uutoni to discuss developments at the local authority. Among issues discussed was the contentious reappointment of City Police Chief Abraham Kanime. In his letter requesting the urgent meeting, the minister said, “This communique serves to inform your good office that I would like to have an urgent meeting with the entire Council of the City of Windhoek to consult on the developments at the City of Windhoek. I request that you provide me as soon as…

30 Apr

City Council receives legal opinion about Kanime

ObserverObserver MoneyCity of Windhoek Council, City Police Chief Abraham Kanime

…extension of his expired contract could be illegal Andrew Kathindi The City of Windhoek Council's decision to reappoint City Police Chief Abraham Kanime is illegal. This is the non-binding legal opinion obtained from Kwala & Company, a legal firm hired to consult on the matter. According to legal documents seen by the Windhoek Observer, Kwala & Company warned the City council that the 'reappointment' of the long-serving police head would be unlawful. They claim it has legal ramifications if implemented, as the courts could overturn the appointment if challenged. “Council is under a constitutional and legal obligation to act under…