The Windhoek Multipurpose Youth Centre, initially constructed for recreational purposes, is now filled with hundreds of squatters, and the number is escalating daily.

Some have been living there for five years under little protection from the elements.

Lack of basic services and food is what squatters at the multipurpose centre are facing on a daily basis.

Residents here find safety in makeshift structures, but which can easily catch fire or get blown away by the wind.

They say prior to elections, promises were made to improve their living standard, but post elections no one visited them.

One of the squatters, Christopher Eiman, raised his concern about drug abuse among teenagers at the centre.

He said he fears that his children will also be homeless, adding that his teenage daughter also recently fell pregnant in his absence when he was out hustling for food.

|Khomas Governor Sam Nujoma and Deputy Minister of Education, Innovation, Youth, Sports, Arts and Culture Dino Ballotti paid a visit to the centre last year to assess the situation.

He told NBC News that the responsibility had been handed over to the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development.

When NBC reached out to the minister, James Sankwasa, he expressed disappointment in the regional council and the local authority, stating that they both have responsibilities to avail land and provide building materials to the squatters.

The City of Windhoek stated that they did not play a role in placing the squatters at the centre but are aware of those at the Khomasdal stadium.

NBC News also reached out to the councillor of the Katutura East Constituency, Richard !Gaoseb, who said, "I was never involved. I have never received a letter or invitation that says, 'Let's go to the youth complex to see the people or address anything.' The only thing that I have seen is that the Honourable Governor and the Deputy Minister were involved fully in these activities. Whatever they have promised for the people there, what will happen? I don't know."