Onandjokwe doctor arrested in second rape investigation

The Ministry of Health and Social Services says it could not stop a doctor from practising after his acquittal, as he now faces a second rape investigation in five years.

Ministry spokesperson Walters Kamaya says when an accused person is found not guilty by a court, the ministry cannot act against them based on allegations that have not resulted in a conviction.

“The ministry cannot treat an unproven allegation as if it were a conviction. A person should not lose their professional licence simply because they were charged and later acquitted.”

Kamaya was responding to questions after the doctor (31), who is the son of a prominent Namibian figure, was arrested over the weekend on allegations that he raped a man (26) at his room on the grounds of Onandjokwe Hospital.

The latest case comes three years after the Windhoek High Court overturned the doctor’s conviction and acquitted him of a separate rape charge involving an 18-year-old patient at Katutura Intermediate Hospital.

National police spokesperson deputy commissioner Kauna Shikwambi has confirmed that the doctor was arrested on Saturday following an alleged incident at his room at Onandjokwe Hospital.