Okaku Constituency

Last updated July 15, 2024

Okaku Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of Namibia. It had 19,262 inhabitants in 2004^[1] and 10,384 registered voters in 2020^[update].^[2] Its district capital is the settlement of Okaku. Okaku falls under the Ondonga Traditional Authority.

Politics

Okaku constituency is traditionally a stronghold of the South West Africa People's Organization (SWAPO) party. Its first councillor is Henock ya Kasita who served the constituency from Namibian independence until 2010. In the 2004 regional election he received 5,538 of the 5,672 votes cast.^[3] Ya Kasita was followed by Joseph Kapya Endjala who was the head of Cosdec centre in Ondangwa.

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won uncontested and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.^[4] The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Gerson Kapenda obtained 3,261 votes, followed by Foibe Nashongo of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, with 970 votes.^[2]

Education

Schools in the constituency include Oshikondiilongo Combined School, Otala Combined School, Okaku Primary School, Ankambo Primary School, Nengushe Secondary School, Eloolo Combined School, Onyeka Combined School, Iindangungu Combined School and Ontinda Primary School.

Development

Okaku has 4 ELCIN parishes,1 Engelical and one Catholic parish. It has two clinics, one named after the constituency and the other one at Eloolo near the church. Most of the infrastructure in Okaku has electricity through the Ministry of Mines and Energy's Rural Electrification Programme.

Except for the main roads between Oshakati and Ondangwa and between Ondangwa and Oshikango, most of the roads in the constituency are gravel. The communication network is available in the area. Residents do their shopping in Ondangwa and Oshakati.

As one of the constituencies in the flood prone area, Okaku suffered from the flood during the rainy season. The road between Ondangwa and the T-junction on the way to Oshakati was under flood water in 2009. A number of schools cannot be reached during the rainy season. Okaku has a gravel road from Okapya to Ongha via Onanime.

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References

↑ "Constituencies of Namibia, 2004". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
↑ "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 7.
↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian . Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.

Notes

Shivute, O (27 February 2009): "Okaku prone to flood." The Namibian, p.6
W.J Mbangula (2011): "Okaku hungry for development." New Era p.2

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[1] "Constituencies of Namibia, 2004". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.

[election2020-2] 1 2 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.

[3] "Electoral Act, 1992: Notification of Result of General Election for Regional Councils" (pdf). Government Gazette of the Republic of Namibia. No. 3366. Government of Namibia. 3 January 2005. p. 7.

[uncontested-4] Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian . Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.

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