The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has said that it has not pursued the Minister of Higher Education, Training and Innovation, Itah Kandjii-Murangi, regarding any reimbursement of the Daily Subsistence Allowance (DSA).
This comes after Affirmative Repositioning leader Job Amupanda, earlier this week accused the minister of improperly profiting from three State institutions within the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation.
According to various reports, Amupanda accused the minister of unduly gaining about N.dollars 1.5 million in travel expenses from three State institutions under the Ministry of Higher Education, Training and Innovation.
The institutions are the Namibia Training Authority (NTA), Namibia University of Science and Technology (NUST) and the University of Namibia (UNAM).
Amupanda further alleged that the minister claimed money from Unesco.
“Unesco wishes to take this opportunity to clarify the role and function of the Unesco Office in Namibia, and that of the Namibia National Commission for Unesco,” it said in a media statement issued on Wednesday.
It stated that while working together, the Unesco Office and Namibia National Commission for Unesco are two independent bodies.
“The Unesco Office in Namibia (located at the United Nations House, Klein Windhoek) is part of the Unesco Secretariat, an intergovernmental organisation of 194 Member States, with its Headquarters in Paris (France),” it said.
The Namibia National Commission for Unesco is established by the Government of Namibia. It is a national entity which operates under national regulations, and located at the Government Office Park in Windhoek, it stated.
Source: NAMPA