By Kuvee Kangueehi Windhoek Tensions were rising at the Tunga-Tunga African Building Project office yesterday as angry residents demanded a refund from the project, after the project failed to deliver their prefabricated materials. The clients were demanding an immediate refund of their money from the owner of the project, Elsie YuKun, as they fear that YuKun might disappear with their money. HuKun is a Namibian national married to a Chinese man. When New Era visited the Tunga-Tunga Building Project offices yesterday morning, the employees were trying in vain to explain to the clients that they should be patient. One of the clients, Hilde Kaveru, said she paid N$26ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 to the Tunga-Tunga Building Project in August 2005 and was promised that she would get prefabricated materials after three months, but until now the materials have not been delivered. Kaveru said every time she goes to YuKun to enquire about the materials, she is given a different excuse. Olaf Mbuende, who yesterday was demanding his money back, said he paid N$22ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 last September and his materials were supposed to arrive in December at the Walvis Bay port, but nothing has been forthcoming. He has cancelled the entire agreement. Pekii Herunga said she paid a deposit of N$2ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 500 and a registration fee of N$300 last July for materials for a two-bedroom house with a lounge and kitchen, which has a total value of N$26ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000, and was informed that the materials will be delivered in two months. Herunga said she enquired in November about the materials and was told that the housing units had arrived and were at Walvis Bay. She added that when she decided to go to Walvis Bay to get the units, she was told that they were still in a container and that the key to the container was with someone in Malaysia who would only be coming here in December. “I was so excited that the houses were finally at Walvis Bay and I obtained leave from my workplace for December so that I could put up the house.” She noted that she requested her employer to deduct an amount from her salary to enable her to pay the instalments to the Tunga-Tunga Building Project. Herunga said she also built the foundation of the house at her village in Okamatapati and bought the bathroom and toilet accessories so as to have everything ready. She added that she enquired again in December and was told that the units were being distributed, and this heightened her excitement. However, when she enquired once more in January, she was told that not a single unit had arrived from Malaysia and that they were still waiting for the ship. She said YuKun is now giving flimsy excuses and says she has no money. Herunga says YuKun told her he would give her a cheque but that she could only cash it after a month. A prominent politician, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said he also paid an amount of N$10ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 to Tunga-Tunga Building Project last year September for the units to be delivered in November. He said he was planning to host a wedding at his village, and when he went to enquire about the units, there was nothing, and he thus had to postpone the wedding. He said he was disappointed with the treatment he got when he enquired about his units. He is planning to take the company to court if he does not get a refund. Another unhappy customer is Mesag Muroko, a teacher at Okakarara. Muroko paid N$13ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 to the company early last year. When the units were not delivered, he cancelled the transaction. He said the company gave him a cheque of N$13ÃÆ’Æ‘ÀÃ…ÃÆ”šÃ‚ 000 but, when he tried to cash it, there was no money in the account. A receptionist at Tunga-Tunga African Building Project said Yukun will only be available next week Friday.