Court rules in favour of Nekundi, Kapere

High Court Judge Shafimana Ueitele this morning dismissed an urgent application lodged by Swapo Party Youth League members Imms Nashinge and Sioni Ikela which sought to challenge the authority of its acting secretary, Veikko Nekundi. The case was dismissed with Ueitele saying the reasons will be provided on 18 August this year. The applicants were seeking an order to interdict and restraint the SPYL acting leader from proceeding in any way with the implementation of the resolutions and or decisions, including the convening of a congress, taken at the meeting of the SPYL central committee on 13 May 2017. Nashinge and Ikela further wanted the High Court to declare as invalid, unlawful and unconstitutional all resolutions taken at the 13 May 2017 meeting. The meeting was boycotted by some central committee members. They also wanted the nomination of Mandela Kapere as a candidate for the position of secretary set aside and declared inconsistent with the provisions of the SPYL constitution. Kapere has now emerged as the leading favourite to land the role of SPYL secretary at its elective congress slated for Katima Mulilo starting on 23 August this year.
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