Namibia: Venaani Wants Three-Month Transition Period After Elections Reduced

Popular Democratic Movement leader McHenry Venaani says the transition period between the election of a president and when the president-elect is sworn in should be reduced.

It currently takes three months from when a president is elected in November, to March when he is sworn in.

Venaani asked president Nangolo Mbumba to shorten the transitional period during a courtesy visit at State House this week.

Mbumba, however, told Venaani to take the issue to the parliament, as it deals with the…