The Minister of Works and Transport, Veikko Nekundi, said the government is working on legal reforms to address the problem of cattle roaming in the country.

Nekundi was responding to concerns raised by PDM Leader McHenry Venaani over cattle roaming along the B1 road, particularly in the Brakwater area.

Venaani questioned why livestock were still accessing major highways and called for proper fencing to prevent animals from causing danger to motorists.

"Grootfontein is one; it has become sheep roaming around their main roads, cattle, and the Nekundi is in charge, and they are doing nothing. What are you doing about the kettle on our routes, and especially the ones on the Brakewater route? What is the problem?"

Nekundi attributed part of the problem to Namibia's historical land policies, arguing that colonial and pre-independence policies had left many Black Namibians without adequate land on which to keep and graze livestock.

He said the government is now attempting to address some of these historical challenges while also dealing with the immediate road-safety concerns caused by roaming animals.

Veikko Nekundi, Minister of Works and Transport, said, "It's not a new phenomenon if animals are causing accidents on the road, but it's not good; it's not right. So what we are doing is we are taking measures, including the law reforms that we are reforming, and it's coming to this August House if everything goes well during the current sitting, in which we equally shall place responsibilities on two faults. One responsibility is on the owners of the animals, and the other responsibility is on the owners of the vehicles."