Okaku Constituency

Okaku Constituency is an electoral constituency in the Oshana Region of northern Namibia. It had 19,262 inhabitants in 2004 and 10,384 registered voters . Its district capital is the settlement of Okaku. 

 Politics 

In the 2015 local and regional elections the SWAPO candidate won and became councillor after no opposition party nominated a candidate. The SWAPO candidate won the 2020 regional election by a large margin. Gerson Kapenda obtained 3,261 votes, followed by Foibe Nashongo of the Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), with 970 votes.

 Culture 
Okaku is mainly agricultural, most residents are farmers. They cultivate their fields on a regular basis to get food such as millet, beans, melons, sorghum and nuts. Their staple is porridge (oshithima), and their traditional drink is ontaku.
References

Category:Constituencies of Oshana Region