Land grabbers at Okakarara in the Otjozondjupa Region still refuse to vacate the land earmarked for the airport and the construction of houses by the Shack Dwellers Federation.
When the nbc News crew arrived at the site, we found some residents still busy erecting shacks.
Residents say they decided to settle on the piece of land as they did not receive feedback on their applications for land.
"We applied for land a long time ago, while Karauihe was still in office, but nobody got it. There has been no help from the municipality, so we also want to develop Okakarara the best way we know how. With our understanding, knowledge, and power, just like we did to liberate the country," said Helmuta Kahiriuanda.
Toini Shaanika added that "I have been in Okakarara for more than 10 years, and I have only been renting, and it's not good for one to rent for that long. We all need to own land; hence, I am in the category of people who took it upon themselves to own land in Okakarara. We were not given land by the town council; we allocated it amongst ourselves because we applied for land but the town council failed."
"We assisted the municipality; our houses are in proper lines, and we also made roads. All that I am asking from them is to give us water. We are about 300 to 400 people, and this whole group is thirsty," said another land grabber, Elifas Hamavindu.
According to the town's mayor, Asnath Jazuuka, the land grabbers were given an alternative place to relocate, but some of them refused to do so.
"The first time when we went there, they were around 300 to 400, but the technocrats told them to come to the office so that they could register for plots. So, some of them came to register at the office; those that registered are 850 to 1000; those at that area are 200; so there are more or less 200 left at that area."
The Okakarara Town Council has however engaged the Ministry of Urban and Rural Development and its lawyers to serve the residents with eviction letters to vacate the place.
The Town Council's Chief Executive Officer, Ehrnst Katjiku, says land delivery is on the agenda, but it may not be possible to provide land to all Okakarara residents.
"To date, we have delivered up to 900 erven that are about to be delivered to the people. Since the beginning of last year, we have entered into an agreement with the Development Workshop of Namibia where we are servicing close to 340 erven that are for low-income housing, and we are also in the process of constructing services for about 300 erven for those formalized informal