KEETMANSHOOP- Clementia Coetzee and Simon Nambodi completed the list of delegates from //Kharas region who will compete at Swapo’s electoral college, known as the ‘pot’.

In total, nine delegates will represent the region at the upcoming electoral college, slated for 7-9 September.

The much-anticipated indaba will be held in Windhoek. 

They were elected during a regional conference in the southern town last weekend.

In his statement, Swapo national leader assigned to
//Kharas Tom Alweendo strongly emphasised the importance of an execution plan of action this time around, to convince the electorate to vote for Swapo during the upcoming Presidential and National Assembly elections in November.

“It is one thing to have a plan in place, but equally important to ensure it is doable,” he said.

Alweendo continued: “In defining these elections, we should realise what happened before in the region, and it is only when the party understands what is expected from voters that we can improve on previous results.”

Having been the only ruling party known to Namibians since 1990, he said the party is even under more pressure to deliver, building on what it has already achieved.

“Tangible evidence supporting this is the improvement in infrastructural development and of lifestyle in the country,” he said.

In his welcoming remarks, the regional coordinator for
//Kharas, Matheus Mumbala, urged those with voting powers to do so with a clear conscience in electing candidates for the college can bring about change for the people in the region, to be held accountable and responsible for their actions in the process.

“For those four who will not make it at the end, it is not always about winning, but rather having the assurance of being loyal cadres of Swapo afterwards,” he said. 

The regional team to be sent off to the electoral college will now consist of central committee members Laurentia Stephanus, Gaudentia Kröhne, Sensus Ovambo, Tuulikki Abraham, Mumbala, Coetzee, Nambodi, Annamarie Pieters (elders council) and Martha Itope (women’s council).