Linyanti Constituency is located in

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. The

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derives its name from the Linyanti River. It has a population of 10,425 and covers an area of 1,804 square kilometres, resulting in a population density of approximately 5.78 people per square kilometre.

Constituency Profile

The name "Linyanti" derives from the

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word "inyanti," which means "buffalo."

Educational Institutions

Primary Schools: Kakiramupepo PS, Maunga PS, Mbilajwe PS, Samundono PS Combined Schools: Batubaja CS, Kapani CS, Makanga CS, Malengalenga CS Senior Secondary School: Linyanti SSS

Health Facilities

Clinic: Batubaja Clinic, Linyanti Clinic. Health Centre: Malengalenga HC.

Tourism/Recreation Facilities

Conservancies: Dzoti Conservancy, Sobbe Conservancy.

Government Offices

Agriculture Development Centre Office: Linyanti ADC.

Politics

The first councillor was Fani Francis Sizimbo, a

Democratic Turnhalle Alliance The Popular Democratic Movement (PDM), formerly Democratic Turnhalle Alliance (DTA), is an amalgamation of political parties in Namibia, registered as one singular party for representation purposes. In coalition with the United Democratic Front ...

(DTA) member, who won the inaugural 1992 regional election and was in office until 1998. In the 1998 regional election the constituency was won by Lichaba John Ndubano in 1998. Ndubano, a

SWAPO The South West Africa People's Organisation (SWAPO ; , SWAVO; , SWAVO), officially known as the SWAPO Party of Namibia, is a political party and former independence movement in Namibia (formerly South West Africa). Founded in 1960, it has been ...

member, moved the SWAPO office from Linyanti to

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. At that time the Caprivi conflict was simmering in the area. Ndubano did not support secessionism, and as a result was not liked in secessionist dominated areas. In the 2004 regional elections SWAPO was represented by Dorothy Kabula. She received 2,473 of the 3,969 votes cast and became councillor. In

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Cletius Sipapela, also SWAPO, won the constituency elections. In the 2015 regional election Sipapela was reelected with 1,480 votes, followed by Ivene Visitor Kabunga of the Rally for Democracy and Progress (RDP) with 1,191 votes. Charles Wuyeni Matemwa of the

(DTA) also ran and received 19 votes. The 2020 regional election was won by Ivene Vistor Kabunga, an

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. He received 1,903 votes and serves as the Linyanti Constituency Councillor. SWAPO's candidate Mwangala Sonnia Musukubili came second with 925 votes.

Traditional authorities

Linyanti is the only constituency in the region with three Kings: King Mayuni of the Mashi Traditional Authority, King Shufu of the Bayeyi and King Mamili of the

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. Over decades, King Mamili was the sole traditional authority in the constituency until the Bayeyi declared themselves an independent tribe in 1992 and Mayuni divorced himself in 1994 to form the Mashi Traditional Authority.

References

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