Nashandi loses mayoral chain

THE Ondangwa Town Council has severely demoted Mayor Priskila Kauna Nashandi, who is also the chairperson of the Ondangwa Annual Trade Fair, during its annual election of office bearers on Friday.

Nashandi did not win a position in the Council’s management committee and had to be satisfied with being an ordinary Council member, along with Councillor Pete Ndeshiupanda Shituula. The Council elected Naftal Andimba as Mayor, with Letty Tuutaleni as his deputy.Leonard Sunday Negonga was re-elected as the chairman of the management committee, with Sem Nangolo as his deputy and Saima Namukwambi as additional member of the management committee.Nashandi’s demotion is believed to be the result of a row between her and other councillors about the Ondangwa Annual Trade Fair.Nashandi was accused of using the trade fair for her own gain and preventing other councillors from getting involved in it.The Council elected Naftal Andimba as Mayor, with Letty Tuutaleni as his deputy.Leonard Sunday Negonga was re-elected as the chairman of the management committee, with Sem Nangolo as his deputy and Saima Namukwambi as additional member of the management committee.Nashandi’s demotion is believed to be the result of a row between her and other councillors about the Ondangwa Annual Trade Fair.Nashandi was accused of using the trade fair for her own gain and preventing other councillors from getting involved in it.

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