WINDHOEK: The Boundaries Delimitation and Demarcation Commission met with President Nangolo Mbumba on Wednesday to brief him on the regional border delimitation consultations.
The commission presented President Mbumba with the supplementary preliminary summary report for the four regions that had not yet completed their consultations. Mbumba appointed the fifth boundaries commission in April 2024 to evaluate the regional boundaries and constituencies to determine if any adjustments were necessary. The commission conducted regional consultations from 06 May to 13 June 2024.
‘Some of the regions have tried to send us their requests, but we have been telling them that we are not the commission. Anything you want to write, propose, or say, give that to the commission. And the commission will then report at the most appropriate time,’ Mbumba said while welcoming the members of the commission.
The chairperson of the five-member commission, Petrus Unengu, described the regional consultations as tense but generall
y peaceful. Unengu said the commission had already submitted a preliminary summary report of the regional consultations to President Mbumba on 19 June 2024. However, it only contained consultations from 10 regions. He said the report includes the outcomes of public hearings in the Khomas, Otjozondjupa, Hardap, and ||Kharas regions. These regions were sent back to the drawing board after the commission found that several constituencies had not consulted widely enough.
Retired Judge Unengu stated that the supplementary preliminary report presents achievements and key observations by the commission and outlines the remaining work to be done before the final report.
‘It is also a known fact that after the appointment, the commission embarked upon regional consultations that commenced on 06 May this year and conducted a two-day public consultation in all the regions.’ During the hearings, Unengu stated that the commission received oral and written submissions from various stakeholders, interest groups, and ordin
ary Namibians.
Source :The Namibia News Agency