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Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>CHAIRPERSON of the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) Elsie Nghikembua said action will be taken against those found to be involved in the disappearance of 117 laptops from the ECN.<\/p>\n

Nghikembua said this in response to interview questions from The Namibian on Friday.<\/p>\n

She said the necessary steps were taken once the disappearance of the laptops became known.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis includes ensuring that internal, as well as police investigations, were immediately commissioned,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The ECN is taking an active interest in ensuring that the internal and police investigations are efficiently concluded so that the necessary actions can follow, she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn this regard, the commission wishes to assure all stakeholders that requisite action will be taken, without fear or favour, to hold any guilty persons accountable,\u201d Nghikembua said.<\/p>\n

She further noted that the ECN will keep stakeholders informed on the developments regarding the investigations and will ensure investigations are concluded as swiftly as is necessary.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is important to underscore, once again, that no data security breaches have occurred as a result of the disappearance of these laptops,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Namibian reported last week that 117 laptops went missing from ECN offices in Windhoek.<\/p>\n

ECN only informed the public about the missing laptops after The Namibian enquired about the matter last week.<\/p>\n

Thereafter, the ECN issued a press release to all media houses, ostensibly to pre-empt the article.<\/p>\n

However, the ECN did not disclose the number of the missing laptops, rather it was police sources that disclosed the figures to The Namibian.<\/p>\n

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) accused the ECN of ignoring its request for a meeting to discuss the missing 117 laptops.<\/p>\n

IPC said the meeting was scheduled for last Friday.<\/p>\n

On Thursday, IPC national general secretary Christine !Auchamus requested a stakeholders meeting due to concerns that the ECN failed to inform the nation about the missing laptops.<\/p>\n

!Auchamus described the event as a serious breach of the security of the national democratic process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat prompted the ECN to inform the nation now that 117 laptops went missing, when they failed to inform the public immediately after the first, 50th or the 100th laptop was stolen? Any compromise to the security of the means of maintaining the will of the people of Namibia is gross negligence and criminal in nature,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

!Auchamus questioned how the nation can trust the ECN to safeguard democracy when a serious criminal activity occurs and the ECN does not inform its stakeholders.<\/p>\n

She further questioned if the suspected theft is an attempt by the ECN to erase all traces of evidence of the 2019 election results.<\/p>\n

!Auchamus was referring to an incident in which 7 000 votes for independent presidential candidate Panduleni Itula were awarded to United Democratic Front presidential candidate Apius Auchab.<\/p>\n

\u201cCould you confirm whether these laptops in any way were involved in the rigging of the 2019 elections, which you admitted were rigged?\u201d However, Mujoro declined to comment on whether or not ECN ignored the meeting.<\/p>\n

Meawnhile, PDM leader McHenry Venaani says the suspected laptop theft makes the integrity of the electoral body questionable.<\/p>\n

Addressing the media in Windhoek on Monday, he said the incident created the perception that the ECN has no security capacity.<\/p>\n

He said it is of major concern to political parties if the ECN cannot be trusted with the electorate’s votes.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf these people cannot protect laptops, how about votes? When you steal two laptops, it is something, or five, but when you steal a hundred, that’s a cartel,\u201d Venaani said.<\/p>\n

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