High Court declares Keetmanshoop council’s no-confidence vote unlawful

Allexer Namundjembo

The High Court has reinstated two members of the Keetmanshoop municipal council’s management committee after declaring the council’s vote of no confidence against them unlawful, setting aside all decisions arising from the disputed meetings.

In an order issued on Friday last week, Justice Michael Mtambo ruled that council meetings held on 7 May and 4 June 2026, at which councillors Easter Isaak and Anneliza Knaus were removed from the management committee, were convened in violation of the law, the municipality’s standing rules and the Constitution.

“The meetings convened on 07 May 2026 and 04 June 2026 were held in contravention of section 14(c) of the Act, read together with Rules 2, 17, and 19(4) of the Standing Rules and Article 18 of the Namibian Constitution. Accordingly, both meetings, together with all resolutions and decisions adopted therein, are declared unlawful, null, and void,” Mtambo ruled.