President Geingob votes

President Hage Geingob was the first person to vote in the country’s regional and local authority elections at the MTC headquarters polling station in Olympia in the Windhoek East constituency.

After voting, ECN chairperson Notemba Tjipueja introduced the Presidential Affairs and Public Administration minister of Botswana, Eric Molale, who is in the country to observe elections, to the president.

The minister is accompanied by MPs and opposition leaders of that country who are also here to observe the elections.

Khomas governor Laura McLeod-Katjirua and Swapo secretary general Nangolo Mbumba were also present.

President Geingob described the voting as peaceful and well-organised.

“I am happy because when I arrived people were already in the queue. That means they did not only listened to my call for them to vote but they also listened to their civic duty,” said the head of state, who is to leave for Valletta, Malta later today.

He further said Namibians will come out to vote. He said, “voting is the thing we fought for, were exiled for and jailed for.” 

VETERAN VOTE… 98-year-old Jesaja August was escorted to the MTC headquarters in Olympia to cast his vote by his niece, Rosalia Mwashekeleh-Sibiya.

DONE … President Hage Geingob leaves the voting booth after being the first person to vote in the country’s regional and local authority elections at the MTC headquarters polling station in Olympia in the Windhoek East constituency. All photos: Henry van Rooi