Namibia: Is Amutse Enabling Fuel Capture? – Opinion

ENERGY MINISTER MODESTUS Amutse’s decision to grant a Swiss company an exclusive mandate to import all Namibia’s fuel feeds into concerns that the fuel sector has allegedly been captured by individuals linked to politicians as high up as the president.

Last week, Amutse chose Swiss commodity trader Vitol, a company dogged by bribery allegations in several countries, to supply Namibia’s entire fuel needs from June to August. The contract is valued at an estimated N$2.4 billion a…