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Parliament is a check-and-balance, not a post office for President’s letters

The objection and subsequent approval of Mr Gerson Sindano as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia will be remembered not by its name, “who voted in favour or who walked out of Parliament against the appointment,” but for the precedent it sets.

Windhoek ObserverBy Lazarus Kwedhi22 Sept 2026, 03:23 am
Parliament is a check-and-balance, not a post office for President’s letters

The objection and subsequent approval of Mr Gerson Sindano as chairperson of the Electoral Commission of Namibia will be remembered not by its name, “who voted in favour or who walked out of Parliament against the appointment,” but for the precedent it sets.

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Originally published by Windhoek Observer on 22 Sept 2026, 03:23 am. View original article
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