Nakabolelwa: Two political party agents stationed at the Nakabolelwa Combined School polling station have expressed concerns over the low turnout of voters at Nakabolelwa in the Kabbe South Constituency for Monday's special voting day.

According to Namibia Press Agency, although three political parties - Swapo Party, Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), and National Democratic Party (NDP) - are contesting in the Kabbe South Constituency regional council election to elect a constituency councillor, only two political party agents were present on Monday to observe the elections. Swapo was represented by its constituency coordinator, George Kasale, while IPC was represented by Kahimbi Ndara. Both agents voiced their concerns over the low voter turnout for the special elections.

Kasale and Ndara proposed that future special elections for the constituency be held at Impalila Island or the Kasika Police Station, where most of the uniformed personnel, mainly from the navy and police, are stationed. Kasale noted transportation issues as a possible reason for the low turnout, stating, "From here to the Kasika it's over 45 kilometres so maybe there are transport issues and these people are still coming in."

Chuma Siboleka, the Presiding Officer of the Electoral Commission of Namibia, confirmed to Nampa that there had been no votes cast shortly after 14h00, despite expecting more than 18 voters who had made special arrangements to cast their votes on the special voting day.

Meanwhile, Returning Officer for the Kabbe South Constituency, James Walubita, suggested that the low turnout of police officers by midday could be due to their status as registered voters in the constituency, allowing them to cast their votes anywhere within the constituency on Wednesday. Walubita emphasized Nakabolelwa's role as the central point of the constituency, chosen to accommodate everyone in terms of distance. He also noted that polling officials stationed elsewhere on Wednesday were also expected to vote.

The Kabbe South Constituency has over 3,000 registered voters who are expected to elect a new councillor. This follows a by-election in June that resulted in Raymond Sezuni of the Swapo Party taking over from John Likando, who transitioned to the National Assembly.