Residents of Kamanjab settlement in the Kunene Region have credited President Hage Geingob with championing a functioning government and preventing the collapse of the economy during the COVID-19 pandemic.

They shared their sentiments during a Kamanjab Constituency memorial service in Geingob's honour.

Kamanjab Village Council Deputy Chairperson, Abiole Karunga, says Geingob leaves behind a void that can't be filled.

"The community of Kamanjab continues to mourn a leader who has spent all his life serving this nation—a life of sacrifice, a teacher, a freedom fighter, the Prime Minister, and the third President of Namibia. This is a void that cannot easily be filled. The community of Kamanjab will dearly miss this legend and a revolutionary. May the soul of this unique hero rest in power."