As Namibians gear up for the polls, the duplication of voter cards is moving slowly in the village towns of Maltahöhe and Gibeon. Local officials say fewer than five residents in each town have come forward to apply since the process began.

At Gibeon, they attributed the slow attendance to the need for a police declaration, which requires residents to travel some kilometres to obtain. 

According to the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN), voters are required to provide a police declaration explaining the circumstances under which they lost or damaged their card.

ECN Returning Officer for the Daweb Constituency, Frederick Jonker, explained that, "Yes, we start with this duplicate card processing, 17. Until now, we have received four people. It's a little bit slow, but we try to pull out our message through the radio and on our web pages. So we inform everyone, but it's coming somewhat slowly."

Presiding Officer at the Gibeon Polling Station, Rubia Mungunda, echoed similar sentiments. 

Residents also expressed concern about the police declaration process. 

Registration of the duplicate voter cards ended today.