OPUWO – Swapo’s Kunene regional executive committee has nominated Mocks Tuakoveni Kenaumue and Irma Afrikaner as the region’s candidates for the Swapo electoral college showdown this weekend. 

The party’s regional coordinator for Kunene, Julius Kaujova, shared the details with Nampa on Monday.

He said the electoral process was conducted last week, and all 64 delegates cast their votes.

During the process, Kenaumue defeated Outjo constituency councillor Johaness Antsino by 33 votes to 31 in the male category.

Kenaumue is the current regional youth forum chairperson, and serves as Swapo’s youth league regional secretary.

In the female division, Afrikaner defeated Opuwo councillor Wilhemina Nashiua with 35 votes to 29.

Afrikaner, the party’s women’s council regional secretary, and Kenaumue have therefore been selected as candidates for the electoral college, known as the ‘pot’, he said.

Four other delegates elected to the electoral college include regional treasurer Uapiona Katjingisua; former Opuwo mayor and current Swapo Elders Council regional secretary for information, publicity and mobilisation Rex Sheehama; Sesfontein district youth league secretary Emma Ganuses, and Epupa constituency district secretary for information and mobilisation, Paladia Augustinho.

The electoral college selects a list of candidates to represent the party in the National Assembly, based on the proportion of votes received during the elections.

Kaujova also acknowledged the regional leadership’s commitment during the voter registration period, saying data from the Electoral Commission of Namibia showed that Kunene’s voter registration was good this year, compared to previous years.

He further implored regional leaders in all party structures to start their mobilisation campaigns as the party gears up for November’s Presidential and National Assembly elections.

Chairpersons and national leaders assigned to the region supervised the regional conference, with Jennelly Matundu and Bernadette Jagger as chairpersons. 

Deputy information minister Modestus Amutse and Austing Shapwa further made up the list of the four-team members who oversaw the electoral process, which Kaujova described as free and fair.-Nampa