Judgement reserved in Kanye Admin Authority case

Otlaadisa of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), who was elected the deputy chairperson, approached the Court as a matter of urgency after the Council Secretary nullified the results and called for a re-run. Otlaadisa dragged the Southern District Council (SDC), its chairperson and vice chairperson together with the Council Secretary to court through his attorney Reuben Lekorwe, in a bid to secure an interim interdict of a re-run of the elections.

Otlaadisa argued before the Court that the SDC’s council secretary had no powers to nullify the elections, which resulted in his victory of the deputy chairpersonship back in May 22.  The urgent application was heard on the evening of May 29, a day before the scheduled day of a re-run and court ruled in favour of the applicant to have the re-run halted. In lengthy arguments before Justice Tafa, Otlaadisa’s lawyer argued that the council secretary had no power’s to take such decision.