Special envoy leading deliberations on genocide, Dr Zed Ngavirue is confident the German government will apologise for the colonial-era genocide against the Herero and Nama people, as well as provide an appropriate reparation method for the affected communities. Dr Ngavirue said this when he met Otjozondjupa Governor James Uerikua at Otjiwarongo. The committee is in Otjiwarongo as part of their retreat programme and briefed Governor Uerikua on their work regarding the genocide discussions as well as other pertinent issues and the way forward. Dr Ngavirue maintained that the committee remains confident that a final solution would be found during their next round of discussions. Ngavirue said, "they are prepared to actually render an apology at the highest level and by that they mean something that would be done at our national Parliament and the other is issue is the critical issue of reparations, as we all know Germans are very sensitive when it comes to the term of reparation for reason that we totally understand". In addition, Dr Ngavirue said the committee is working tirelessly on the reconciliation and reconstruction programmes with the communities. On his part, Otjozondjupa Governor, James Uerikua commended the committee for a job well done but reminded them not to lose focus on their agenda and to ensure all Namibians are fully represented by the committee. Uerikua said, "let us ensure that we are part and parcel of this process and let's ensure that when we conclude this process we are one, we are at a united front and all subjects representatives are equally represented and nobody is left out".