Moussongela accused of incest
The plot continues to thicken in the Moussongela matter being heard in Ondangwa with allegations that he fathered a son with his own daughter.
A man who used to date a daughter of the Congolese pastor Pedro Marcelino Moussongela, was shocked to find out that the child he used to claim as his own is also registered at home affairs as fathered by Moussongela himself.
The man told Namibian Sun that when he found out, he confronted Moussongela.
“At the time I worked for him and this ended badly for me.” This also formed part of the trial at the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court when Moussongela's bail hearing continued last week Friday. The court heard that Moussongela, accused of human trafficking, rape and assault by threat, is also facing charges of falsifying documents to obtain birth certificates for children not born in Namibia and also for falsifying documents of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) submitted to the education ministry for the purpose of getting grants for these children.
The state continued cross examining Moussongela's Mennonite Brethren Community School acting school principal Ngoie-A-Ngoie.
Ngoie told the court that Moussongela is his uncle and that he has been with his school for the past seven years.
He told the court that he was not aware The Best Moussongela, a son of Moussongela's daughter Godlive was fathered by Moussongela himself, as alleged by prosecutor Dollen Gowases.
“He is my uncle and I knew his daughter Godlive has a son by the name of The Best, but I do not know who the father is. If it is my uncle himself I will not know because it is his private life,” Ngoie testified.
However, Gowases told the court that in 2010, Godlive's mother, who resides in the DRC, called Ngoie asking him about the matter.
“Yes I can recall she called me, but that conversation did not take place. She only enquired how I was doing in Namibia,” Ngoie maintained.
Godlive's former boyfriend, and also a former teacher at Moussongela's school in Omafo, told Namibian Sun that he was made to believe he fathered The Best. He said they lived together when she felt pregnant in 2011.
“After Godlive gave birth he ordered us to come and work for him at his Omafo School but in June 2011 he (Moussongela) sent Godlive to the United Kingdom. I remained behind with our child but later he took the child from me and I never saw the child again,” he said.
“It was only later that I found out my child has two birth certificates with two different surnames,” he said.
“One certificate indicates that Moussongela is the child's father and that the child was born in Engela. The other indicates that I am the father and the child was born in Windhoek. When I contacted Godlive she told me it was her father's child,” he continued.
He said he reported the issue to the Ohangwena police and an investigation was launched. He said that he wanted a DNA test be carried and if Moussongela is the father, he will demand compensation from him.
Godlive and The Best are among five of Moussongela's own children allegedly trafficked to England. The Best and three others are under the age of 12.
Moussongela is also accused of falsifying documents of children who were born outside Namibia. The court heard that he obtained Namibian birth certificates for these children by naming the late Iyambo Teresia Tangi as the mother.
“We have it on record that Iyambo Tresia Tangi only had one child when she died in 2011 and is not among these children here,” Gowases told the court.
The court also heard that Moussongela has allegedly been stealing money from government in the form of subsidy he receives for his OVCs, by submitting names of children that do not exist.
“In the list there is Emilia Abraham registered as an orphan and being taken care by Pedro Ndamonongheda (Moussongela's wife), but home affairs has no record of such a person,” the prosecutor said.
Ngoie testified that he had no knowledge of whether the child exists or not.
However, Namibian Sun spoke to Abraham's grandmother Lavinia Kalisto who is also Moussongela's mother-in-law. She said that she is not happy that the police came to collect Abraham's birth certificate without her consent and she wants it back.
“Abraham is not an orphan. Her mother Helina Vilho Absai is my child and is alive, while her father Abraham stays in Ondangwa. I want my grandchild's birth certificate back,” Kalisto said.
Moussongela's bail hearing was postponed to 20 April and NamRights director Phil yaNangolo is expected to testify on that date. Moussongela remains in custody at Oluno prison.
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The man told Namibian Sun that when he found out, he confronted Moussongela.
“At the time I worked for him and this ended badly for me.” This also formed part of the trial at the Ondangwa Magistrate's Court when Moussongela's bail hearing continued last week Friday. The court heard that Moussongela, accused of human trafficking, rape and assault by threat, is also facing charges of falsifying documents to obtain birth certificates for children not born in Namibia and also for falsifying documents of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) submitted to the education ministry for the purpose of getting grants for these children.
The state continued cross examining Moussongela's Mennonite Brethren Community School acting school principal Ngoie-A-Ngoie.
Ngoie told the court that Moussongela is his uncle and that he has been with his school for the past seven years.
He told the court that he was not aware The Best Moussongela, a son of Moussongela's daughter Godlive was fathered by Moussongela himself, as alleged by prosecutor Dollen Gowases.
“He is my uncle and I knew his daughter Godlive has a son by the name of The Best, but I do not know who the father is. If it is my uncle himself I will not know because it is his private life,” Ngoie testified.
However, Gowases told the court that in 2010, Godlive's mother, who resides in the DRC, called Ngoie asking him about the matter.
“Yes I can recall she called me, but that conversation did not take place. She only enquired how I was doing in Namibia,” Ngoie maintained.
Godlive's former boyfriend, and also a former teacher at Moussongela's school in Omafo, told Namibian Sun that he was made to believe he fathered The Best. He said they lived together when she felt pregnant in 2011.
“After Godlive gave birth he ordered us to come and work for him at his Omafo School but in June 2011 he (Moussongela) sent Godlive to the United Kingdom. I remained behind with our child but later he took the child from me and I never saw the child again,” he said.
“It was only later that I found out my child has two birth certificates with two different surnames,” he said.
“One certificate indicates that Moussongela is the child's father and that the child was born in Engela. The other indicates that I am the father and the child was born in Windhoek. When I contacted Godlive she told me it was her father's child,” he continued.
He said he reported the issue to the Ohangwena police and an investigation was launched. He said that he wanted a DNA test be carried and if Moussongela is the father, he will demand compensation from him.
Godlive and The Best are among five of Moussongela's own children allegedly trafficked to England. The Best and three others are under the age of 12.
Moussongela is also accused of falsifying documents of children who were born outside Namibia. The court heard that he obtained Namibian birth certificates for these children by naming the late Iyambo Teresia Tangi as the mother.
“We have it on record that Iyambo Tresia Tangi only had one child when she died in 2011 and is not among these children here,” Gowases told the court.
The court also heard that Moussongela has allegedly been stealing money from government in the form of subsidy he receives for his OVCs, by submitting names of children that do not exist.
“In the list there is Emilia Abraham registered as an orphan and being taken care by Pedro Ndamonongheda (Moussongela's wife), but home affairs has no record of such a person,” the prosecutor said.
Ngoie testified that he had no knowledge of whether the child exists or not.
However, Namibian Sun spoke to Abraham's grandmother Lavinia Kalisto who is also Moussongela's mother-in-law. She said that she is not happy that the police came to collect Abraham's birth certificate without her consent and she wants it back.
“Abraham is not an orphan. Her mother Helina Vilho Absai is my child and is alive, while her father Abraham stays in Ondangwa. I want my grandchild's birth certificate back,” Kalisto said.
Moussongela's bail hearing was postponed to 20 April and NamRights director Phil yaNangolo is expected to testify on that date. Moussongela remains in custody at Oluno prison.
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ILENI NANDJATO
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