Theo Mujoro – Windhoek Observer

11 Aug

ECN rubbishes AR reports…says AR application being scrutinised

ObserverMainECN rubbishes AR reports…says AR application being scrutinised, Theo Mujoro

Staff Writer THE Electoral Commission Namibia (ECN) has denied reports that it rejected the Affirmative Repositioning Movement (AR)’s application to register as a political party. This comes after news reports indicated that ECN had rejected the AR’s application. The outgoing Chief Electoral and Referendum Officer, Theo Mujoro, said they are currently processing the AR’s application to ensure compliance with sections 135 and 136 of the Electoral Act No.4 of 2014 about the requirements for political party registration. “It is currently being scrutinised at a technical administrative level and will only be submitted to the Commission for consideration after that,” Mujoro…

15 Dec

ECN concludes amendment draft bill consultations

ObserverNational NewsECN concludes amendment draft bill consultations, Evaristus Evaristus, Theo Mujoro

Martin Endjala Consultations by the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) on the Draft Electoral Amendment Bill has yielded positive results on proposed sections which many are in agreement with. ECN Electoral and Referenda Chief, Theo Mujoro, says the consultations took place this Wednesday and Thursday, comprising political parties and various civil society organisations. The proposed sections of the Bill will now be referred back to the commission for further consolidation. After the Bill will then be referred to the Ministry of Urban Rural and Development that would thereafter submit it to Cabinet before it is referred to the National Assembly…

25 Aug

LPM shoots down changes to Electoral Act

ObserverNational NewsBernadus Swartbooi, Chief Executive Officer of ECN, Landless People’s Movement, Theo Mujoro

Staff Writer The Landless People’s Movement has described the proposed amendments to the Electoral Act of Namibia as going against the democratic values the country has embraced. The leader of LPM has taken particular clauses relating to the Chief Executive Officer of ECN, whose tenure, according to him is not specified, unlike the term of the current chief electoral officer whose term is five years, as well as the endorsement of the appointment of the CEO. During the recent retreat of LPM in Swakopmund during the by-election there, Bernadus Swartbooi expressed concerns surrounding some of the proposed amendment bill. The…

22 Sep

Ndonga Linena Constituency votes recount slated for 23 September

ObserverObserver MoneyElectoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)’s Chief Electoral Officer, Ndonga Linena Constituency, Theo Mujoro

Tujoromajo Kasuto THE Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN)’s Chief Electoral Officer, Theo Mujoro, has revealed that votes recount for the Ndonga Linena Constituency for the 2020 Regional and Local Authorities Elections will be this Thursday. This is following a High Court ruling nullifying the results in that constituency. The recounting of votes will take place at 10 am, at the ECN Head Office in Windhoek. Mujoro says the ECN A has finalised preparations for the votes recount in compliance with the Court order, which also nullified the swearing in of Swapo candidate, Michael Kampota. The All People’s Party (APP) had…

16 Feb

ECN concedes to pay for election re-run

ObserverObserver MoneyECN, Theo Mujoro

Maria Hamutenya The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has conceded that it will pay political parties’ cost for their participation in the election re-runs in Koës, Aroab, Stampriet Local authorities and Mariental Rural Constituency now scheduled for Friday, 26 February. The ECN had previous hinted that it might appeal the ruling handed by Judge Shafimana Ueitele in the Electoral Court’s judgement in December, depending on the reasons given that the commission should carry the cost for political parties to participate in the rerun of the polls as it was not within its mandate. “The court order will be complied with…

12 Aug

ECN appeals PDM list ruling

ObserverObserver MoneyECN, Electoral Commission of Namibia, Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), Theo Mujoro, Windhoek Observer

Andrew Kathindi The Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) has on Tuesday appealed the High Court’s ruling on the amendment of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) parliamentary list. This comes after ECN boss Theo Mujoro previously told Windhoek Observer that the commission did nothing wrong. Government Attorney, Mati Asino, who represents the ECN, confirmed the decision to appeal the ruling. “Our client gave us instructions to appeal because they strongly feel that they have good prospect of success. We are not just appealing for the sake of appealing, there’s good reason why, and those will be presented in court,” he told…