Several development projects in the ||Kharas Region have been abandoned due to budgetary constraints or legal disputes. 

This came to light during the assessment of the implementation of capital projects in the region by Prime Minister Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila and the regional leadership.

"Prime Minister, these are projects that would have been concluded by now, but for reasons mostly attributed to budget shortfalls, we are now where we are, and we would ideally want to see these projects completed; the National Planning Commission requested the submission of these projects," said the ||Kharas Regional Council's acting Deputy Director of Planning, Ralph Sachika.

Stakeholders, who attended the meeting, expressed concern over the unfinished projects.

"What I want to ask is whether you know the ||Kharas Regional Council; we followed up on these issues because we are talking about 2015 up to where we are today, so it is really a matter of concern," said UNAM's director on the Southern Campus, Professor Lischen Haoses-Gorases.

"I want clarity on the extent to which the budget was expended; we have appreciated the progress, but we also want to appreciate the budgeted figure," said the Executive Director in the Office of the Prime Minister, I-Ben Nashandi.

"I only see TVET and the university; since 2014, we have requested for another primary school; currently, six- and seven-year-old children don't have a place to study," said Agnes Marasha, the sports development officer in Keetmanshoop.

Oranjemund Constituency Councillor Lazarus Nangolo said there is a lack of monitoring systems for the implementation of projects.

Prime Minister Kuugongelwa-Amadhila said: "The government also committed itself to innovation because part of the reason why some of these projects are not completed is because of resource constraints and financial constraints."