Africa-Press – Namibia. <\/strong><\/span>Academic Mutjinde Katjiua, who is regarded as Ombara Otjitambi by certain quarters of the Ovaherero, has pinned the blame squarely on government for the division that has engulfed his tribesmen.<\/p>\nDuring an annual commemoration event in Toasis in the Aminuis constituency of the Omaheke region on Sunday, Katjiua said the government is misinterpreting the laws by recognising more than one traditional authority in a tribe, which, according to him, is the problem behind the division among the Ovaherero community. \u201cThe Ovaherero Traditional Authority (OTA) is the sole representative of all the Ovaherero people according to Namibian laws, but the government wants to divide people.<\/p>\n
You cannot have a traditional authority of the Ovaherero and also have royal houses representing different clans as traditional authorities while they all fall under one tribe of the Ovaherero people,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
This, according to Katjiua, is a wrong interpretation or misuse of Namibian laws, \u201cbecause they want to make sure the Ovahereo people are divided\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are going to work for all Ovaherero people. As a Herero, even if you are trying to put us down, the benefit of this tribe and that of your future generation is in the hands of the Ovaherero Traditional Authority,\u201d he declared.<\/p>\n
His statement follows the inauguration of another academic Hoze Riruako as the Ombara Otjitambi of another OTA faction on Saturday in Okahandja.<\/p>\n
Katjiua further indicated that one of his key goals is to bring the youth and women forth to take up positions that are coming under the new constitution that was adopted during a senate meeting over the weekend.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future belongs to the youth; educate a woman to educate a community. We are tapping our shoulders that we are done with the constitution but that constitution has a lot of work for it to bring about change,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n
According to the traditional leader, there are a lot of organisations and departments and it is everyone\u2019s given responsibility to lead in any of these to make sure they get the necessary skills and knowledge.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe future is clear that if you\u2019re a self-centred leader, you cannot be a leader of this tribe. This is in the future. I am not trying to spoil my leaders or followers; we need not only to eat, we need to work harder,\u201d he emphasised.<\/p>\n
Katjiua said his people should start focusing on important things like the economic emancipation of the Ovaherero people and education.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are having cooperatives and farmers\u2019 associations that we are members of. Our way forward is thoroughly looking at how we can use these groups with those leading them to improve our tribe\u2019s socio-economic aspects,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
On the genocide committed against the Ovaherero and Nama people by erstwhile Germany, he said the authority has a huge responsibility and has solicited organisations and people all over the world to help them in fighting for the injustices committed in the early 20th century.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis fighting is going to take maybe two years. Somebody was deployed, he was a convoy [envoy], committee member of a certain committee investigating something. What was<\/p>\n
the assignment of this committee and what was accomplished? We are going<\/p>\n
to look for all these explanations. We want to know if it is this government and the German government or individuals who want to steal our inheritance. All this will come to us,\u201d Katjiua said in reference to the official genocide discussions.<\/p>\n
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