The government has provided a helicopter to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) to register eligible voters in the hard-to-reach remote areas of Kunene region.
The government has provided a helicopter to the Electoral Commission of Namibia to register eligible voters in the hard-to-reach remote areas of Kunene region.that the helicopter was to transport officials from Opuwo to registration points in the remote areas until 26 June 2024.
Furthermore, Ngangone said the registration of voters is progressing well despite minor hiccups, with more than 20 000 people registered since the commencement of the exercise on 3 June 2024. Ngangone points out the migration of the villagers from one area to another in search of grazing and water for animals, because of the drought, was one of the major challenges affecting registration teams in the region."When the assessment was done at the beginning of this year, almost all the villages had people, but because of the nomadic nature of the villagers, especially the Ovahimba people, some villagers have very few people while others have more than we expected," he said.
"In most cases, we first send out a team to mobilise people, inform them of the registration date, and just caution them not to leave the area before they are registered," he said.Ngangone also said lack of identification documents is another challenge hampering the registration processes. He said while the majority of people have identification documents, there are some who do not.
Kunene Rural constituency councillor Western Muharukua has also confirmed the absence of identification documents among inhabitants.
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