OTJIWARONGO – The just-appointed Otjiwarongo municipality CEO Mberipura Hifitikeko was introduced to the public last Thursday during an ordinary council meeting.

The meeting was attended by the public, all seven local authority councillors, and some municipality officials.

Mayor Gottlieb Shivute, who chaired the council meeting, introduced Hifitikeko as a captain appointed to administer the affairs of the municipality.
“Therefore, CEO, you have a full council backup, which is willing to work with you. Let us embrace each other to make Otjiwarongo a great city of choice for the nation,” he said.

The mayor said it had been difficult for the Otjiwarongo municipal council to operate without a substantive CEO for the past two years.

Hifitikeko was appointed in June this year on a five-year contract and officially assumed duty on 8 July 2024.

The 46-year-old Hifitikeko expressed gratitude for his appointment, promising to deliver real quality municipality services to the residents.

He holds two master’s degrees – one in financial services from Glasgow Caledonian University in the United Kingdom, and another in business administration from the University of Mauritius.

He previously worked as an executive for corporate services at TransNamib.
Hifitikeko is chiefly expected to assist the municipality in recruiting its four strategic executives for the positions of finance, human resources, technical, and community and economic development services, as these positions have been vacant since March 2023. -Nampa