The Swapo Party has called off all its planned rallies for the Opuwo Rural Constituency by-elections amidst skyrocketing Coronavirus (COVID-19) cases, and its measures and regulations as announced by President Hage Geingob.
The president on 15 June 2021 put in place tighter measures to cut the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the country, thus limiting the number of gatherings to 10 people for all events, including political party campaigns. Swapo announced on Friday that all their rallies for the said elections have been called off, with the party opting for other means of campaigning, less than two weeks before the elections.
These announcements were shared with Nampa by the party’s Kunene Coordinator, Tuarunugua Kavari, in an interview, where he stated that the party will implement a systematic and scientific door-to-door canvassing to mobilise their supporters.
“Due to the COVIF-19 situation, we planned to suspend all public rallies and we, therefore, advised our members to rather campaign via door to door campaign, with a limited number of only 10 people allowed at small meetings,’ he added.
The Opuwo Rural Constituency Regional Councillor by-election was necessitated by the death of Cornelius Uaurikua Kakuva of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) in April.
Source: Namibia Press Agency
