The leader of the Popular Democratic Movement (PDM) McHenry Venaani plans to introduce a motion in the National Assembly (NA) to discuss the poverty situation in the two Kavango regions. The PDM president said this during a working visit to the two regions. The visit was aimed at meeting traditional and community leaders as well as the party's regional political leadership on the challenges the regions are faced. Venaani's meeting with Kavango East Governor, centered around sectors of aggro-processing, timber milling and underutilised thatch grass. He noted that these resources have the potential to become key economic sectors of the two Kavango regions. Venaani said, "the poverty conditions and statistics of poverty in this region are very worrisome, while we have arable land and very conducive ecological conditions and water, so the poverty of Kavango will receive my attention in the national assembly where I will be moving a motion to discuss poverty levels in this region". He also said timber is currently being harvested for export to Asian markets, while thatch grass is enriching business people outside the regions. He called on the Development Bank of Namibia to exploit investment opportunities that could benefit locals. The PDM leader said, "we are seeing that Development Bank is only loaning 3% of their loan book to the region of Kavango, why are we having an institution that supposed to bring business to the region and cannot create capacity for people to loan access to funding". Data from the Namibia Statistics Agency shows that Kavango East and West regions are among the poorest regions and the opposition leader believes this status quo can be changed. According to the 2018 National Labour Force Survey, Kavango East has the highest youth unemployment rate at 62%, way higher than the national average of 34%. Governor Bonifatius Wakudumo says his office is open to all citizens coming with ideas that could lift inhabitants out of poverty and underdevelopment.