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Modestus Tshitumbe Amutse (born 22 July 1967 in
Oshikuku Oshikuku is a town in Omusati Region in the north of Namibia. It is the district capital of Oshikuku Constituency. Oshikuku features a secondary school, Nuuyoma Senior Secondary School, and a hospital. Its neighbouring villages are Outapi, Eli ...
, Omusati Region) is a
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n politician, who served as a Deputy Minister of Information, Communication and Technology from 9 February 2024 to 21 March 2025.


Career

Before becoming a politician, Amutse served as a freelance journalist at the Namibia Broadcasting Corporation (NBC). He also served as an Oshikuku Constituency Councilor for 10 years and Chairperson of Omusati Regional Councilor (2015 – 2020) respectively. Prior becoming the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology, Amutse is serving as a Member of the National Assembly (2020-2025).


Interests

His legislative interests lies in information communication technology and how it enhance governance. As a parliamentarian, Amutse advocated for proper use of social media and cautioned citizens against the abuse of social media to spread false and malicious information designed to mislead the public. One of the notable motion he brought forward in the parliament was the introduction of a framework seeks to provide free wifi access to all Namibians. Amutse is also the author of the book titled: Omithitu nomakuya ga ka nale.{{Cite book , last=Amutse , first=Modestus , url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D8kJAQAAMAAJ , title=Omithitu nomakuya ga ka nale , date=2002 , publisher=Out of Africa Publishers , isbn=978-99916-2-141-8 , language=en


Education

Amutse's qualifications range from MBA-ESAMI- 2016; FCIS-ICCSA- 2006; Public Governance (Hons) -2018- ICSA; MA in Communication – IUA -2016.


References

Living people SWAPO politicians 1967 births People from Omusati Region Members of the National Assembly (Namibia) 21st-century Namibian politicians Namibian politician stubs