DEPUTY Fisheries Minister Kilus Nguvauva was endorsed as the new traditional leader of the Ovambanderu community over the weekend.
Although his younger half-brother Keharanjo also contested the position, the Nguvauva clan produced a letter written by the late Chief Munjuku Nguvauva in 2001, designating his older son Kilus as his successor. According to Nghahe Tjiposa, spokesperson of the Ovambanderu traditional authority, Keharanjo accepted his father’s will.”The young man said he was unaware of the 2001 letter but he would not go against his father’s decision,” Tjiposa told The Namibian late yesterday.The community was divided about the leadership issue and the so-called concerned group under Erastus Kahuure said they would not recognise Kilus Nguvauva, a source said.Nguvauva will have to give up his ministerial post.Namibian law does allow traditional chiefs to hold political positions.According to Nghahe Tjiposa, spokesperson of the Ovambanderu traditional authority, Keharanjo accepted his father’s will.”The young man said he was unaware of the 2001 letter but he would not go against his father’s decision,” Tjiposa told The Namibian late yesterday.The community was divided about the leadership issue and the so-called concerned group under Erastus Kahuure said they would not recognise Kilus Nguvauva, a source said.Nguvauva will have to give up his ministerial post.Namibian law does allow traditional chiefs to hold political positions.
