Paulus Kapia

Paulus Kapia (born 18 September 1967 in Ehafo, Oshana Region) is a Namibian politician.

He was appointed to the politburo of SWAPO and served for a short time as Deputy Minister of Works, Transport and Communication but was forced to resign in August 2005 after being implicated in a corruption case.

[1] After SWAPO suspended all his party activities in the wake of the scandal, Kapia also lost his seats in the politburo and as member of parliament.

[2] Kapia was a member of SWAPO's military wing in exile, the People's Liberation Army of Namibia (PLAN) as a political commissar.

[3] Kapia was found not guilty of corruption during the party-internal investigations and resumed his activity in the National Assembly.