Proving residency remains thorny

It appears the Namibian electoral law makes no provision for citizens who are kept away from their home areas because of work, after a citizen was turned away from his settlement’s registration point.
This came to light when a Maltahöhe resident who is a weekend farmer in the district was turned away from the settlement’s registration point yesterday.
“People must have the right to exercise their right to vote for leaders,” said the farmer, who pays municipal fees at Maltahöhe where he farms and not in Windhoek where he works and lives most of the time.
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