This Only Happens In Namibia

AGAIN only in Namibia.

The new President to-be, following a stage-managed party election, is not only the nominee of, and an indistinguishable policy look-alike of, the previous, he is also an indistinguishable physical clone of the previous. He is also a nonentity – who can remember any noteworthy quote from him? He refused to give interviews to the press, firstly of course because the boss had forbidden him, and promised him the job, but he would have had nothing to say in any event.However, the sine qua non of a high Namibian office-holder is a screaming motor-cycle escort, which he has already been provided with.So this is the virtual 4th term.Who can doubt that the Father of the Nation will be offered a comfortable rent-free permanent guest apartment in the new State House, the more easy for passing on instructions? When the charismatic founding Father is replaced by a faceless bureaucrat, and members of the administration are left to do their own thing, stagnation, mediocrity and corruption thrive.This is what happened in Kenya, Zambia, Ghana and elsewhere.Welcome to the future!Teed-Off Windhoek Note: Name and address provided – EdHe is also a nonentity – who can remember any noteworthy quote from him? He refused to give interviews to the press, firstly of course because the boss had forbidden him, and promised him the job, but he would have had nothing to say in any event.However, the sine qua non of a high Namibian office-holder is a screaming motor-cycle escort, which he has already been provided with.So this is the virtual 4th term.Who can doubt that the Father of the Nation will be offered a comfortable rent-free permanent guest apartment in the new State House, the more easy for passing on instructions? When the charismatic founding Father is replaced by a faceless bureaucrat, and members of the administration are left to do their own thing, stagnation, mediocrity and corruption thrive.This is what happened in Kenya, Zambia, Ghana and elsewhere.Welcome to the future!Teed-Off Windhoek Note: Name and address provided – Ed