Hamutenya welcomes new Swapo members in Kavango

RUNDU – Swapo-Party Central Committee and Politburo member Hidipo Hamutenya welcomed 19 new members to the ruling party over the weekend.

The welcoming took place at Karuci village in Ndiyona constituency of the Kavango Region on Saturday. The former Foreign Affairs Minister told the new Swapo members that the party was for everyone and therefore those joining the party should feel at home just like any other Swapo member.Among the new members are three former Congress of Democrats (CoD) members, 15 from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) and Florian Shiputa, who stood as a Republican Party (RP) candidate in last year’s Regional Council election.Earlier this year, former DTA member Robert Mupiri, who contested several local and regional authority elections without success, also joined the ruling party.On Saturday, Mupiri encouraged members of opposition parties “to take the right decision for the sake of progress”.At Divundu, in the Mukwe Constituency, Safety and Security Minister Peter Tsheehama announced that more than 10 CoD members had joined Swapo.- NampaThe former Foreign Affairs Minister told the new Swapo members that the party was for everyone and therefore those joining the party should feel at home just like any other Swapo member.Among the new members are three former Congress of Democrats (CoD) members, 15 from the Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA) and Florian Shiputa, who stood as a Republican Party (RP) candidate in last year’s Regional Council election.Earlier this year, former DTA member Robert Mupiri, who contested several local and regional authority elections without success, also joined the ruling party.On Saturday, Mupiri encouraged members of opposition parties “to take the right decision for the sake of progress”.At Divundu, in the Mukwe Constituency, Safety and Security Minister Peter Tsheehama announced that more than 10 CoD members had joined Swapo.- Nampa