Kavango west: The Kavango West Regional Council's (KWRC) office park is on the brink of completion, standing at 99 percent, with commissioning pending due to funding delays.
According to Namibia Press Agency, KWRC Chief Development Planner Petrus Hamutenya revealed in an interview that N$181,065,050.47 of the N$190,215,587.90 contract has been utilized since the project began on 23 August 2021. The completion date has been extended from 30 October 2025 to 30 June 2026 due to slow fund transfers by the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development (MURD), delayed elevator deliveries, and an expanded scope for the council chamber.
Hamutenya explained, "We are in the final stretch of the office park, but cashflow delays and late elevator deliveries affected the schedule." The project, which received an additional allocation of N$20.8 million, is part of four capital projects tied to the Medium-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) for the 2026/27-2028/29 financial year.
Other projects include a Rural Development Centre at N$5 million, services infrastructure in Katwitwi at N$500,000, and basic sanitation costing N$2.8 million, bringing the total to N$29.1 million. Hamutenya emphasized the need for political support to secure additional funds and enhance project monitoring and evaluation.
Furthermore, the Rupara Centre hostel accommodation facility in the Musese Constituency has reached 100 percent completion, valued at N$16.4 million, with only N$9.8 million spent and commissioning pending. Hamutenya also reported that N$1 million of the N$1.5 million allocated for the Katwitwi pump house renovation project had been utilized, with testing of the sewer pump and commissioning still pending.
The Katwitwi electrical reticulation project reached full completion, with testing and commissioning conducted on 09 June 2026 after N$2.1 million of N$2.3 million was spent. In Katwitwi, Build Together houses include one completed contract and two more at 60 percent and 70 percent completion, with extensions underway for the remaining work. The gravel road at Katwitwi Extension 1 was fully completed on 02 June 2026.
Hamutenya concluded, "We remain focused on completing the office park and delivering essential services infrastructure for communities."