Namibia: Constitutional Provisions Smoothen Succession

AS the nation struggles to come to terms with the sudden loss of its third president, Hage Geingob, who died in the early hours of yesterday morning, most Namibians had questions about what would happen to the highest seat in the country.

This was before new President Nangolo Mbumba was sworn in at State House yesterday in yet another smooth transfer of power in Namibia.

Legal commentator Natji Tjirera noted that the Namibian Constitution is very clear on the succession plan when the head of state…