Ben Mulongeni

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Former Swapo think tank member and political analyst Ben Mulongeni has strongly criticised the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), describing it as an "incompetent body led by incompetent people." “Judging from the way they de-registered those two political parties without enough ground and lost the case, and now not having ballot papers ready a few weeks before special elections, the only conclusion one can make about ECN is incompetence,” said Mulongeni. His remarks come in light of the ECN's failure to secure a company to print and deliver ballot papers just weeks before the upcoming special elections. “ECN…

Erasmus Shalihaxwe Political commentator and Swapo veteran Ben Mulongeni advised Swapo vice president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah that if she wants to govern effectively, she should choose her top 10 candidates at the party's electoral college based on their competence rather than their loyalty. Mulongeni shared this opinion during an interview with the Windhoek Observer on Tuesday, where he discussed the upcoming party electoral college or POT. Mulongeni believes that loyalty alone does not lead to success or benefit the country. “We have already seen how loyalty has been messed up during campaigns. Imagine telling people that if they don’t vote for…