MBABANE:Mac Hengari, the Namibian Minister of Agriculture, fisheries,Water and Land Reform has been arrested for bribery amid rape allegations, The Namibian reported.
The Agriculture Minister’s arrest comes amid rape allegations involving a twenty-one(21)-year-old woman, he was grabbed by the police while attempting to bribe the complainant to withdraw the rape complaint, he confirmed to The Namibian earlier on Sunday that, he had stepped down as the Agriculture Minister.
“I resigned as Minister, but l cannot comment further,” he said.
Hengari’s resignation follows allegations that he raped the woman when she was still a minor and 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.
Police Inspector General Joseph Shikongo this week confirmed that DNA samples were collected from both Hengari and the alleged victim for testing.
On another note, removed eSwatini Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo is facing rape charges and was recently released on bail by Judge Mumcy Dlamini.
The alleged eSwatini serial rapist is accused of raping children without using a condom despite his earlier public confession that, “he is HIV+”.
Namibian Agriculture Minister Mac Hengari arrested for bribery amid rape allegations after attempts to silence complainant, removed eSwatini Government Spokesperson Alpheous Nxumalo out on bail on similar charges(pic: sourced via The Namibian).