Residents of Katima Mulilo gathered in large numbers in front of Ngwe Shopping Mall last night for the vigil of the late President Hage Geingob.

President Hage Geingob is described by many as the people's president.

He was a very sociable person and did not shy away from visiting popular hangout spots to meet and speak to the youth like he did on many occasions.

The Minister of Environment, Forestry, and Tourism has described the late President Hage Geingob as a person you could learn from every day, especially on administration matters.

Shifeta says he vividly recalls when he met the late President Geingob in 1989 at a social function in Windhoek. 

Former UN Economic Commission for Africa Executive Director, Dr. Carlos Lopes, who had a close relationship with the late President Hage Geingob, was in Namibia today to personally express his condolences to the widow Monica Geingos and her family.

The Forum for German-speaking Namibians says the late President Hage Geingob must be credited for his efforts to restore investor confidence.