Namibian MP Vetaruhe Kandorozu calls for electrocution probe
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on The Namibian
Namibian MP Vetaruhe Kandorozu is calling for an independent audit and investigation after several fatal electrocutions of electricity-sector employees. The death of 42-year-old Cenored technician Desmond Ujaha has renewed accusations of serious workplace safety failures, according to the source article.
Namibian MP Vetaruhe Kandorozu, a member of the National Unity Democratic Organisation, is calling for an independent audit and investigation into a series of fatal electrocutions involving electricity-sector employees. He says the repeated deaths reveal serious safety failures, according to a statement issued by the MP on Thursday.
The call comes after the death on 30 July of 42-year-old Desmond Ujaha, a technician with the Central North Regional Electricity Distributor (Cenored), during work on a power line at a farm between Otavi and Tsumeb. Another technician was seriously injured in the accident. Vetaruhe Kandorozu expressed his condolences to the families of employees who died while on duty.
