Africa-Press – Namibia. Kunene Region’s election concluded without a single incident on Wednesday, with all polling teams completing voting, counting and transporting results smoothly across the vast constituency areas.
Electoral Officer Mike Nganjone told New Era newspaper on Thursday morning that the region recorded no disruptions and managed to finalise counting at all stations overnight.
Nganjone said voting ran efficiently in both rural and urban areas, despite long travel distances for mobile teams operating in Epupa, Opuwo Rural and Sesfontein. He said all voters who arrived before closing time were assisted.
“As of last night at the closing of polls, we did not experience long queues, especially in urban areas. In the rural areas, people waited for mobile teams due to long distances, but everybody who was at the polling station by closing time was assisted,” he said.
He explained that once polling ended, counting began immediately at all stations and continued through the night.
The regional election head added that teams announced results at their stations, posted them publicly and transported the sealed material to their respective collation centres.
The last team to arrive was from Epupa Constituency, which reached its collation point around 09h10 on Thursday.
“Epupa is currently busy preparing its transmission to the head office. Sesfontein, Khorixas, Opuwo Rural and Kamanjab have already transmitted their results. We are now waiting for the head office to verify them before announcements can be made,” he said.
Minor logistical challenges, mainly involving vehicle breakdowns in remote areas, did not interrupt the process.
“Where teams experienced breakdowns, the second vehicle continued to ensure voting was not affected. We did not have any serious hiccups,” Nganjone said.
Opuwo Urban Councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe praised Wednesday’s election day atmosphere, saying the town experienced rare calm and order throughout the process.
He attributed the peaceful environment partly to all shebeens being closed during voting hours, which he said prevented disturbances that sometimes occur on election days.
“The momentum was exciting because all shebeens were closed and no interruptions were reported. The election in Opuwo Urban was very peaceful and there was no misbehaviour from anyone. It was truly free and fair,” he said.
Ngunaihe added that voters moved smoothly through stations and security officers had an uneventful day, which he described as encouraging for local democracy.
Some provisional results have already been posted at polling stations and collation points, and residents are now waiting for the Electoral Commission’s headquarters to complete verification before official announcements.
Nganjone said the mood in the region remained calm as results were being processed.
Kunene Region’s election concluded without a single incident on Wednesday, with all polling teams completing voting, counting and transporting results smoothly across the vast constituency areas.
Electoral Officer Mike Nganjone told New Era newspaper on Thursday morning that the region recorded no disruptions and managed to finalise counting at all stations overnight.
Nganjone said voting ran efficiently in both rural and urban areas, despite long travel distances for mobile teams operating in Epupa, Opuwo Rural and Sesfontein. He said all voters who arrived before closing time were assisted.
“As of last night at the closing of polls, we did not experience long queues, especially in urban areas. In the rural areas, people waited for mobile teams due to long distances, but everybody who was at the polling station by closing time was assisted,” he said.
He explained that once polling ended, counting began immediately at all stations and continued through the night.
The regional election head added that teams announced results at their stations, posted them publicly and transported the sealed material to their respective collation centres.
The last team to arrive was from Epupa Constituency, which reached its collation point around 09h10 on Thursday.
“Epupa is currently busy preparing its transmission to the head office. Sesfontein, Khorixas, Opuwo Rural and Kamanjab have already transmitted their results. We are now waiting for the head office to verify them before announcements can be made,” he said.
Minor logistical challenges, mainly involving vehicle breakdowns in remote areas, did not interrupt the process.
“Where teams experienced breakdowns, the second vehicle continued to ensure voting was not affected. We did not have any serious hiccups,” Nganjone said.
Opuwo Urban Councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe praised Wednesday’s election day atmosphere, saying the town experienced rare calm and order throughout the process.
He attributed the peaceful environment partly to all shebeens being closed during voting hours, which he said prevented disturbances that sometimes occur on election days.
“The momentum was exciting because all shebeens were closed and no interruptions were reported. The election in Opuwo Urban was very peaceful and there was no misbehaviour from anyone. It was truly free and fair,” he said.
Ngunaihe added that voters moved smoothly through stations and security officers had an uneventful day, which he described as encouraging for local democracy.
Some provisional results have already been posted at polling stations and collation points, and residents are now waiting for the Electoral Commission’s headquarters to complete verification before official announcements.
Nganjone said the mood in the region remained calm as results were being processed.
Kunene Region’s election concluded without a single incident on Wednesday, with all polling teams completing voting, counting and transporting results smoothly across the vast constituency areas.
Electoral Officer Mike Nganjone told New Era newspaper on Thursday morning that the region recorded no disruptions and managed to finalise counting at all stations overnight.
Nganjone said voting ran efficiently in both rural and urban areas, despite long travel distances for mobile teams operating in Epupa, Opuwo Rural and Sesfontein. He said all voters who arrived before closing time were assisted.
“As of last night at the closing of polls, we did not experience long queues, especially in urban areas. In the rural areas, people waited for mobile teams due to long distances, but everybody who was at the polling station by closing time was assisted,” he said.
He explained that once polling ended, counting began immediately at all stations and continued through the night.
The regional election head added that teams announced results at their stations, posted them publicly and transported the sealed material to their respective collation centres.
The last team to arrive was from Epupa Constituency, which reached its collation point around 09h10 on Thursday.
“Epupa is currently busy preparing its transmission to the head office. Sesfontein, Khorixas, Opuwo Rural and Kamanjab have already transmitted their results. We are now waiting for the head office to verify them before announcements can be made,” he said.
Minor logistical challenges, mainly involving vehicle breakdowns in remote areas, did not interrupt the process.
“Where teams experienced breakdowns, the second vehicle continued to ensure voting was not affected. We did not have any serious hiccups,” Nganjone said.
Opuwo Urban Councillor Ueutjerevi Ngunaihe praised Wednesday’s election day atmosphere, saying the town experienced rare calm and order throughout the process.
He attributed the peaceful environment partly to all shebeens being closed during voting hours, which he said prevented disturbances that sometimes occur on election days.
“The momentum was exciting because all shebeens were closed and no interruptions were reported. The election in Opuwo Urban was very peaceful and there was no misbehaviour from anyone. It was truly free and fair,” he said.
Ngunaihe added that voters moved smoothly through stations and security officers had an uneventful day, which he described as encouraging for local democracy.
Some provisional results have already been posted at polling stations and collation points, and residents are now waiting for the Electoral Commission’s headquarters to complete verification before official announcements.
Nganjone said the mood in the region remained calm as results were being processed.
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