Namibia: Why Are We Still Voting for Parties in Local Elections? – Opinions

In The aftermath of another low-turnout for regional and local elections, the pundits will blame apathy.

They’ll say the youth are disengaged, the electorate are indifferent.

But let’s be honest: this isn’t apathy; it’s clarity.

Voters are tired of choosing between incompetence and corruption.

Tired of party slates filled with loyalists who neither live in nor serve the communities they claim to represent.

Tired of watching local clinics crumble while candidates…