The Chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council has said the late Founding President always had a vision for the Kavango regions to become Namibia's food basket.

Four minors from Livaye Village in Kavango East who died from suspected food poisoning were buried in a mass grave over the weekend.

Eight children initially ate the food, of whom four died and the others survived, while the remaining four were discharged.

The incident happened on February 26.

For the past 34 years, rural electrification in the Kavango East Region has mostly targeted public institutions instead of households. 

The regional leadership says it's about time to shift focus to households in rural areas, where some have been without electricity since independence. 

The Chairperson of the Kavango East Regional Council, Damian Maghambayi, says the impasse on where a new school in Rundu's Ndama Informal Settlement should be constructed has been resolved.

The Kavango East Regional Council is happy with the decentralisation of the Ministry of Works and Transport's maintenance functions to the regional council.

Its chairperson, Damian Maghambayi, says this will expedite public infrastructure maintenance and increase regional participation.

The Kavango East and West regional councils are happy with the prospects of livestock marketing following the opening of the Rundu Abattoir.

The Meat Cooperation of Namibia's bid to manage the government abattoir was successful, and it is currently testing slaughter at the facility.

Kavango East Regional Council only managed to implement 70% of its intended projects in the 2022–2023 financial year.

This was revealed at a review and planning meeting held at Rundu.

The Kavango East Regional Council is not happy with the governance assessment report released by the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR).

Its Chairperson, Damian Maghambayi, says the report was produced without consulting the regional councils on the implementation of projects.