Aandonga urged to remain calm
A senior member of the Ondonga royal family and acting traditional councillor for the Onethika district, Selma Gwanandjokwe Shejavali, has urged the community to calm down while the royal family busies itself with talks to restore peace.
Shejavali is chairing the peace talks alongside King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas' successor Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo.
“It is true that members of the Ondonga royal family, through meetings chaired by myself and Nangolo, have been in talks to bring about peace and unity within the Ondonga royal family. The peace talks are ongoing and details of said talks of the Ondonga royal family remain private and confidential, unless otherwise officially stated,” Shejavali said.
She said while the royal family has been deliberating on how best to deal with the fallout resulting from the dismissal of councillors, and advises the king accordingly, a final decision in this regard is outside the mandate of the royal family, and falls squarely within the authority of the king, as set out in sections 9 and 10 of the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000.
Shejavali said once the talks are concluded she will communicate the results to the Ondonga community in writing.
In July last year Elifas ordered the dismissal of senior traditional councillors, including former traditional authority chairperson Peter Kauluma and former spokesperson Joseph Asino.
The senior headman for the Ondangwa district, John Walenga, and former Oshikoto governor Vilho Kamanya were also expelled from the traditional authority. The other dismissed councillors are Kashona kaMalulu, Tonata Ngulu and Fillemon Nambili.
Businessmen Erastus Mvula and Paavo Amweele replaced Walenga as the senior headmen responsible for the Ondangwa district, while Rainhold Nepolo was named to replace Asino in the Oniiwe district.
Naeman Kambala took over from Kamanya in the Amuteya district, while former President Sam Nujoma's bodyguard Nepando Amupanda took over from Peter Kauluma in the Ongula yaNetanga district.
Nepando also acts as secretary of the Ondonga Traditional Council.
ILENI NANDJATO
Shejavali is chairing the peace talks alongside King Immanuel Kauluma Elifas' successor Fillemon Shuumbwa Nangolo.
“It is true that members of the Ondonga royal family, through meetings chaired by myself and Nangolo, have been in talks to bring about peace and unity within the Ondonga royal family. The peace talks are ongoing and details of said talks of the Ondonga royal family remain private and confidential, unless otherwise officially stated,” Shejavali said.
She said while the royal family has been deliberating on how best to deal with the fallout resulting from the dismissal of councillors, and advises the king accordingly, a final decision in this regard is outside the mandate of the royal family, and falls squarely within the authority of the king, as set out in sections 9 and 10 of the Traditional Authorities Act 25 of 2000.
Shejavali said once the talks are concluded she will communicate the results to the Ondonga community in writing.
In July last year Elifas ordered the dismissal of senior traditional councillors, including former traditional authority chairperson Peter Kauluma and former spokesperson Joseph Asino.
The senior headman for the Ondangwa district, John Walenga, and former Oshikoto governor Vilho Kamanya were also expelled from the traditional authority. The other dismissed councillors are Kashona kaMalulu, Tonata Ngulu and Fillemon Nambili.
Businessmen Erastus Mvula and Paavo Amweele replaced Walenga as the senior headmen responsible for the Ondangwa district, while Rainhold Nepolo was named to replace Asino in the Oniiwe district.
Naeman Kambala took over from Kamanya in the Amuteya district, while former President Sam Nujoma's bodyguard Nepando Amupanda took over from Peter Kauluma in the Ongula yaNetanga district.
Nepando also acts as secretary of the Ondonga Traditional Council.
ILENI NANDJATO
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