A 280-mile-long seismic survey contracted by ReconAfrica plowed through virgin forest and local croplands and widened existing roads—actions prohibited by the company’s permit
—presented them with papers in English that they could not read or understand. They said they signed because they felt intimidated by his leadership position, but now they’re worried they may have signed away their land or their rights. ReconAfrica declined to answer questions about the documents, and Gende did not reply to multiple WhatsApp or Facebook messages or answer his phone.
ReconAfrica declined to comment on Gende’s apparent conflict of interest and potential violations of anti-corruption law. Mathilde Mangumba, who lives about two miles from Chiwerda, said through a translator that she also signed documents she couldn’t read. Like him, she worries that she may have signed away her land. filed a lawsuit
“It’s concerning that Recon is marketing the project as full steam ahead with so many open questions as to the legality of their operations,”, a law professor and director of the Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment at Lewis & Clark Law School, in Portland, Oregon, said in an email. “It seems that the wheels of justice in Namibia need to catch up.”
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