Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah sworn in as the 5th President of Namibia
After flagging off the WRC Safari Rally on Thursday, President William Ruto on Friday jetted out of the country to join thousands in marking the 35th Independence Celebration and Inauguration of the 5th President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in the capital’s Windhoek.
President William Ruto with Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah the 5th President of Namibia
President William Ruto on Friday jetted out of the country to join thousands in marking the 35th Independence Celebration and Inauguration of the 5th President of Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah in capital’s Windhoek as Southern Africa’s desert nation swore in its first-ever woman president after garnering the majority vote during last year’s elections to extend the ruling party; South West Africa People’s Organisation SWAPO’s 35-year grip on power.
Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah takes the oath of office as the 5th President of Namibia
Nandi-Ndaitwah, 72, became one of the few women leaders in the region after being inaugurated at a ceremony attended by heads of state of neighbouring countries, including Angola, South Africa, and Kenya.
Ndaitwah, Previously serving as the vice president, a stalwart of the SWAPO that led the sparsely populated and uranium-rich country to independence from apartheid South Africa in 1990 after she secured 58 percent of the vote in the chaotic November elections, which were extended several times after logistical failures led to major delays with the youthful opposition Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) who had mounted a strong challenge but only managed 25.5 percent of the vote, underscoring continued loyalty to SWAPO even as the popularity of other southern African liberation parties has waned.
