Hamutenya eyes RDP presidency
Miriam Hamutenya's confirmation comes three weeks after the party officially opened the race for its leadership positions.
Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) central committee member Miriam Hamutenya has announced her intention to vie for the position of president when the party holds its elective convention in December. “I have called you here to publicly confirm that I have accepted the requests to avail myself and contest as an RDP presidential candidate at the upcoming national convention,” Hamutenya said. The confirmation comes three weeks after the party officially opened the race for its leadership positions. On her slate, Hamutenya will be deputised by businessman and former parliamentarian Heiko Lucks. For the position of secretary-general, the Hamutenya-led slate will have Walter Ndakondja, who is a former school principal and education inspector, as its candidate. Sibuku Malumbano will be the slate's candidate for the deputy SG position.
“This is a competent team with diverse experience and capable of leading the RDP to victory in the upcoming elections,” Hamutenya said.
The Hamutenya-led team will face competition from a team led by current SG Mike Kavekotora.
Kavekotora's running mates are businessman-cum-politician, Kennedy Shekupakela as vice-president and City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius as SG. Their deputy SG candidate is parliamentarian and long-serving RDP member Agnes Limbo.
In her statement, Hamutenya indicated that should she become RDP president, her primary objective would be to unseat Swapo as the ruling party in government.
“My main agenda with the support of this team and the entire RDP membership is to mobilise the masses of this country from one person to another to finally remove the Swapo government from power,” she said.
According to her, after replacing “the Swapo-corrupted governing system”, they will implement a vibrant system free from corruption that will treat all people equally.
Hamutenya also vowed to build and grow the RDP from within, with the view of reaching the objective of unseating the ruling party.
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“This is a competent team with diverse experience and capable of leading the RDP to victory in the upcoming elections,” Hamutenya said.
The Hamutenya-led team will face competition from a team led by current SG Mike Kavekotora.
Kavekotora's running mates are businessman-cum-politician, Kennedy Shekupakela as vice-president and City of Windhoek councillor Brunhilde Cornelius as SG. Their deputy SG candidate is parliamentarian and long-serving RDP member Agnes Limbo.
In her statement, Hamutenya indicated that should she become RDP president, her primary objective would be to unseat Swapo as the ruling party in government.
“My main agenda with the support of this team and the entire RDP membership is to mobilise the masses of this country from one person to another to finally remove the Swapo government from power,” she said.
According to her, after replacing “the Swapo-corrupted governing system”, they will implement a vibrant system free from corruption that will treat all people equally.
Hamutenya also vowed to build and grow the RDP from within, with the view of reaching the objective of unseating the ruling party.
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