Okaku Constituency

Okaku Constituency (red) in the Oshana Region (yellow)

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

Politics

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In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate.[3] 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), with 970 votes.[2]

Culture

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Okaku is mainly agricultural, most residents are farmers. They cultivate their fields on a regular basis to get food such as millet, beans, melons, sorghum and nuts. Their staple is porridge (oshithima), and their traditional drink is ontaku.

References

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  1. ↑ "Constituencies of Namibia, 2004". Statoids.com. Retrieved 2012-10-10.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Regional Council 2020 Election Results". Interactive map. Electoral Commission of Namibia. 18 January 2021. Archived from the original on 12 June 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Kangootui, Nomhle (23 October 2015). "Swapo gets ǃNamiǂNûs uncontested". The Namibian. Archived from the original on October 24, 2015.