Geingob goes BIG
The Swapo presidential candidate says the party will restore the hopes of citizens by uplifting them through creating jobs, making available affordable land and improving infrastructure.
President Hage Geingob says he plans to enhance the current social safety net by revisiting the possible implementation of a basic income grant (BIG), if he is elected for another five-year term.
Speaking at a Swapo star rally at Rundu, where thousands flocked to hear what he had to say, Geingob said the party will restore the hopes of citizens by uplifting them through creating jobs, making available affordable land and improving infrastructure.
Some were at the Rundu stadium as early as 05:00. Geingob delivered his address at around 15:00. “A total of 813 beneficiaries registered in the Kavango East Region for the food bank programme. In Kavango West, the food bank programme was launched on 24 August 2018 in Nkurenkuru, to address hunger and poverty in urban areas,” Geingob said.
“We will continue to work towards ensuring that more needy Namibians benefit from this programme. We will also investigate other alternatives of enhancing our social grants, even revisiting the basic income grant.”
Geingob also made reference to the prevailing drought situation, saying the Swapo-led government is committed to providing drought relief to the most affected communities in the two regions. “The two Kavango regions, just like the rest of Namibia, have been ravaged by the worst drought in recent memory.
The Swapo government, given its commitment towards safeguarding the lives of Namibia's people, has provided drought relief for the most affected areas in Kavango East and Kavango West,” Geingob said. He made no mention of the dire need to address high unemployment rate in the two regions, which has left many surviving on social grants. Kavango East has a youth unemployment rate of 62.5 percent, while youth joblessness in Kavango West stands at 46.8%. Some of the infrastructure development projects Geingob highlighted was the construction of the Rupara Rural Development Centre, which consists of two projects - the construction of a 300-capacity conference hall that is still ongoing and the construction of the metal workshop, which is completed. At Ndiyona settlement, Geingob said the completed construction projects include an oxidation pond, a sewerage system and a water reticulation phase 1 project, which were completed at a cost N$14.5 million.
“The Swapo government is implementing many other projects in Kavango East and Kavango West. We plan on continuing development of the two regions if you give us another mandate to govern for the next five-year period,” Geingob said. “Given our track record, we are the only party that can guarantee Namibia a continued and positive growth trajectory. We are the party that is continually reinventing itself.”
KENYA KAMBOWE
Speaking at a Swapo star rally at Rundu, where thousands flocked to hear what he had to say, Geingob said the party will restore the hopes of citizens by uplifting them through creating jobs, making available affordable land and improving infrastructure.
Some were at the Rundu stadium as early as 05:00. Geingob delivered his address at around 15:00. “A total of 813 beneficiaries registered in the Kavango East Region for the food bank programme. In Kavango West, the food bank programme was launched on 24 August 2018 in Nkurenkuru, to address hunger and poverty in urban areas,” Geingob said.
“We will continue to work towards ensuring that more needy Namibians benefit from this programme. We will also investigate other alternatives of enhancing our social grants, even revisiting the basic income grant.”
Geingob also made reference to the prevailing drought situation, saying the Swapo-led government is committed to providing drought relief to the most affected communities in the two regions. “The two Kavango regions, just like the rest of Namibia, have been ravaged by the worst drought in recent memory.
The Swapo government, given its commitment towards safeguarding the lives of Namibia's people, has provided drought relief for the most affected areas in Kavango East and Kavango West,” Geingob said. He made no mention of the dire need to address high unemployment rate in the two regions, which has left many surviving on social grants. Kavango East has a youth unemployment rate of 62.5 percent, while youth joblessness in Kavango West stands at 46.8%. Some of the infrastructure development projects Geingob highlighted was the construction of the Rupara Rural Development Centre, which consists of two projects - the construction of a 300-capacity conference hall that is still ongoing and the construction of the metal workshop, which is completed. At Ndiyona settlement, Geingob said the completed construction projects include an oxidation pond, a sewerage system and a water reticulation phase 1 project, which were completed at a cost N$14.5 million.
“The Swapo government is implementing many other projects in Kavango East and Kavango West. We plan on continuing development of the two regions if you give us another mandate to govern for the next five-year period,” Geingob said. “Given our track record, we are the only party that can guarantee Namibia a continued and positive growth trajectory. We are the party that is continually reinventing itself.”
KENYA KAMBOWE
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