“Mbumba endorses Genocide Remembrance Day
2024-04-15 Otniel Hembapu
Mbumba endorses Genocide Remembrance Day
Otniel Hembapu
Zebaldt Ngaruka
President Nangolo Mbumba does not see any legal or procedural reasons, or any section of society rejecting a proposal to officially recognise and commemorate 28 May as a national Genocide Remembrance Day.
Mbumba shared these sentiments during a meeting with members of the Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly at State House last week, where numerous Ovaherero and Ovambanderu traditional chiefs as well as senior councillors met with the Head of State to exchange notes on a raft of matters.
It was on 28 May 1908, 116 years ago, that Major Ludwig von Estorff, the commander of the German colonial schutztruppe, ordered the formal closure of all Ovaherero and Nama concentration camps in the then-German South West Africa.
The Okandjoze Chiefs Assembly, which comprises eight traditional leaders, who established the assembly through an agreement, called on Mbumba and his Cabinet to work speedily to ensure the day is formally gazetted and promulgated as a national remembrance day for all Namibians.
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- Full news report on the website of New Era (last checked in April 2024)