The Namibian community reeled when the executive director of Namrights Phil ya Nangoloh made public that high-level officials and politicians were involved in the scourge of rhino poaching in the country. The public demanded to know the names, saying that if it is indeed so, wealthy Namibians, part of the so-called elite, are plundering the natural resources of the country. In the North, the former Oshana Regional Commander Commissioner Ndahangwapo Kashihakumwa, who was in charge of the first anti-poaching task team in Etosha, was implicated by the rumour mill and categorically denied these allegations.