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May 2026
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Magistrate Immanuel Udjombalagrantedbail to Gabriel Shiimi
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“Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala, in granting bail, said that Shiimi brought a bail application by way of affidavit, and added that bail is not aimed at ascertaining the guilt of an accused or determining the liability of a person based on injuries caused to another.”
Magistrate Immanuel Udjombalatransferred the bribery case tothe regional court at Katutura Magistrate's Court
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“Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala has transferred the bribery case of former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water and Land Reform, Dr McAlbert Hengari, to the regional court at the Katutura Magistrate's Court, with the accused set to appear on 23 April 2026.”
Magistrate Immanuel Udjombalaorderedpostponement to 10 March 2026
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“Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala stated that he took note of both sides' arguments and, in balancing both interests, ordered for a postponement to 10 March 2026.”
Magistrate Immanuel Udjombalasaida rape claim was destroyed by evidence
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“Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala made the remark about a claim that the Windhoek-based medical practitioner raped his son while the doctor's mother was outside his car in a ruling in which he granted bail to both the doctor (36) and his mother (58), four weeks after their arrest on a charge of rape.”
Magistrate Udjombalagrantedbail of N$15,000 each to the doctor and his mother
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“Udjombala granted bail in an amount of N$15 000 each to the doctor and his mother, on condition that they may not in any way interfere with state witnesses or the state's evidence in their case after their release.”
Gabriel Shiimi, 31, accused of killing Nande Simon Mulokoshi in a shooting at Chicago's Lounge on 14 June 2025, was granted bail of N$15,000 by Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala and ordered to report monthly to police. Shiimi has been detained for ten months and cited a chronic medical condition requiring hip replacement surgery as grounds for bail.
Why it matters
Murder suspect granted N$15,000 bail after ten months detention, a notable development in high-profile criminal justice case.
Gabriel Shiimi, 31, accused of killing Nande Simon Mulokoshi in a shooting at Chicago's Lounge on 14 June 2025, was granted bail of N$15,000 by Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala and ordered to report monthly to police. Shiimi has been detained for ten months and cited a chronic medical condition requiring hip replacement surgery as grounds for bail.
Maria Hengari, a former Namibia University of Science and Technology employee, has been charged with fraud and money laundering after allegedly receiving more than N$2.6 million in student payments between 2021 and 2024 without remitting the funds to the university, and clearing students' debts on the system. She has been remanded in custody pending further investigations.
Gabes Shiimi (30) is set to have his formal bail application heard in April in connection with the death of Nande Simon Molukoski at a Windhoek bar on 15 June last year. Shiimi faces charges of murder and unlawful discharge of a firearm; according to State allegations, he was involved in a fight at the bar, left and returned with a gun, fired multiple rounds, and a stray bullet from this shooting killed Molukoski.
Magistrate Immanuel Udjombala has transferred the bribery case of former Minister Dr McAlbert Hengari to the regional court at Katutura Magistrate's Court, with trial set for 23 April 2026. Hengari and a co-accused were arrested in April 2025 after allegedly attempting to offer a bribe of N$220,000 to a woman who accused him of rape in 2019.
The case involving former agriculture minister Mac Hengari and his co-accused has been postponed again to Tuesday, as the prosecutor general has not yet signed off on whether to proceed with prosecution in the Windhoek Magistrate's Court. The state attributed the delay partly to the death of Ondangwa control prosecutor Justine Shiweda.
Mac-Albert Hengari's defence team opposed the State's request for a further postponement in his bribery case, arguing that repeated delays amount to persecution rather than prosecution and that the case lacks sufficient evidence. The magistrate ordered a postponement to 10 March 2026, ruling it would be the final extension.