More than 10,000 registered voters are expected to vote in the Okaku constituency by-election scheduled to take place on the 17th of March this year.

The by-election was necessitated following the death of regional councilor Hannu Kapenda last year.

The Electoral Commission of Namibia completed the supplementary registration of voters, which was held from the 10th to the 12th of January.

About 411 voters were registered, and were mainly individuals who turned recently 18 years old.

Another 351 people were either those who moved to the Okaku constituency after the last election or those who lost their voter cards.

The nomination of candidates is expected to take place from the 20th of January to the 2nd of February for political parties and on the 4th of next month for independent candidates.