Blog post on Conservation Namibia by By Dr. Chris Brown, 21st March 2022.
The Fishrot scandal, resulting in two ministers, the CEO of a state-owned enterprise, the MD of a prominent investment firm and two associated businessmen now under lock and key at tax-payers expense, tells us far more than that some prominent individuals were profoundly corrupt and self-serving. It tells us that governance systems failed in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), and indeed across other components of government. While some individuals have been replaced by others - whom we hope will have better moral compasses - national governance systems should never rely on hope. Despite the huge red flag raised by the Fishrot saga, no governance systems have been changed or strengthened.
