Africa-Press – Namibia. SOME voting stations at Okaku were largely empty when The Namibian visited them on Friday.
There were no queues at Okaku Primary School or Oshekasheka Combined School, while Oshikondiilongo Combined School had a short queue, comprising mainly pensioners.
Okaku constituency residents were casting their votes in a by-election on Friday.
The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on Friday said Okaku has 21 polling stations, of which 15 are fixed and six are mobile.
Sakeus Shipanga, who is the presiding officer at Okaku Primary School, said although voters are not turning out in big numbers, he was confident they would still arrive.
“All is well, and we will be here until 21h00,” he said.
Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) election observer Joshua Mwetupunga said many people appear not to have an understanding of the regional councillor election, which is why voter turnout is low.
Swapo, the Popular Democratic Movement, the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters, and the IPC have elected candidates to take part in the by-election.
This follows the death of Gerson Kapenda, a Swapo councillor, in December 2022.
Kapenda won the 2020 election with 3 261 out of 4 639 votes.
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