No Development in Okahandja

I WOULD like to air my views about lack of development in Okahandja.

The town council of Okahandja lacks the necessary skills to turn round the town because people who are elected as mayors or councillors are not qualified in town development and management issues as well as in social development, modern business environment and interaction with the public and the media. In the past someone who could be elected as a mayor of a town had to be somebody with integrity, either a prominent businessperson or a knowledgeable person in society.Today anybody who attends Swapo meetings and wears a Swapo T-shirt can become mayor and this leads to more problems because giving someone a task beyond his or her capacity it is a disaster.Surely an ordinary government clerk cannot lead a town anywhere.This lack of seriousness on the part of political parties in Namibia makes things look like a circus.Just look at the profiles of many town councillors in Namibia and you would agree with me that the knowledge possessed by many of them is not sufficient even to run a tuck-shop.Another observation is the boring annual announcement of the mayor of Windhoek.Why do you need to re-elect someone over and over until the person gets old in that position? Is there nobody else who can be given a chance? There should always be a plan for succession in order to create room for new ideas and plans.If you keep recycling or re-electing Mr Shikongo over and over he will develop that syndrome of being re-elected and he will never give way to other people.Anyway, congrats to his Worship! I really urge political parties to review their candidates’ skills if they want sustainable development in Namibia to take place.J Fern WindhoekIn the past someone who could be elected as a mayor of a town had to be somebody with integrity, either a prominent businessperson or a knowledgeable person in society.Today anybody who attends Swapo meetings and wears a Swapo T-shirt can become mayor and this leads to more problems because giving someone a task beyond his or her capacity it is a disaster.Surely an ordinary government clerk cannot lead a town anywhere.This lack of seriousness on the part of political parties in Namibia makes things look like a circus.Just look at the profiles of many town councillors in Namibia and you would agree with me that the knowledge possessed by many of them is not sufficient even to run a tuck-shop.Another observation is the boring annual announcement of the mayor of Windhoek.Why do you need to re-elect someone over and over until the person gets old in that position? Is there nobody else who can be given a chance? There should always be a plan for succession in order to create room for new ideas and plans.If you keep recycling or re-electing Mr Shikongo over and over he will develop that syndrome of being re-elected and he will never give way to other people.Anyway, congrats to his Worship! I really urge political parties to review their candidates’ skills if they want sustainable development in Namibia to take place.J Fern Windhoek