Kaikhabe Daman chief calls for unity over rivalry

Kaikhabe Daman Traditional Community designated chief Tuvemue Mbaisako says pride, rivalry and endless disputes over traditional leadership must be set aside.

Speaking last week, Mbaisako said the Traditional Authorities Act and customary laws are interpreted differently by every faction within traditional communities.

He said this is not because the laws are unclear, but because the factions have allowed personal ambitions, pride and the desire for power to cloud their judgement.

“I was born in the 1960s in southern Namibia.

“For more than six decades, I have witnessed divisions, bitterness and conflict among people from the same community over the same traditional throne.