Rundu Rural West is a political constituency

Constituencies of Namibia

Each of the 13 regions in Namibia are further subdivided into electoral constituencies. The number and size of each constituency varies with the size and population of each region. There are currently 107 constituencies in Namibia...

 in the Kavango Region of Namibia

Namibia

Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia , is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Angola and Zambia to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. It gained independence from South Africa on 21 March...

. It is located near Rundu

Rundu

Rundu is the capital of the Kavango Region, northern Namibia, on the border with Angola on the banks of the Okavango River about 1000 m above sea level. The place normally receives an annual average rainfall of , although in the 2010/2011 rainy season were measured.Rundu grows rapidly...

, one of Namibia's largest cities. Kaisosi and Sauyemwa are settlements in the constituency. Sauyemwea is an informal settlement located 8 km from Rundu. Most of the residents of the constituency live in informal housing, which includes housing made of bricks or corrugated iron. Ndama is also an informal settlement in the area.

Politics

Prior to the 2010 local and regional election

Namibian local and regional elections, 2010

Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 26 and 27 November 2010. The terms of regional councillors and local authority representatives were originally set to expire in 2009...

, the constituency was represented by Rosa Kavara of SWAPO, who took over for Herbert Shixwameni also of SWAPO. Shixwameni left his position as councilor for the constituency when he left SWAPO to form the All People's Party

All People's Party (Namibia)

The All People's Party is a political party in Namibia.Registered with the Electoral Commission of Namibia in January 2008, the party was initially made up primarily of former members of the Congress of Democrats and SWAPO political parties...

 with his younger brother, Ignatius

Ignatius Shixwameni

Ignatius Nkotongo Shixwameni is a Namibian politician. He is the leader of the All People's Party.-Early life and education:...

.

2010 election

The 2010 local and regional elections

Namibian local and regional elections, 2010

Namibia held elections for their local and regional councils on 26 and 27 November 2010. The terms of regional councillors and local authority representatives were originally set to expire in 2009...

 were contested by incumbent Rosa Kavara (SWAPO), Herbert Shixwameni of the APP and Moses Nyundu of the Rally for Democracy and Progress

Rally for Democracy and Progress (Namibia)

The Rally for Democracy and Progress is an opposition political party in Namibia. It was launched on November 17 2007 under the leadership of Hidipo Hamutenya and Jesaya Nyamu, both former leading members of the ruling SWAPO party and cabinet ministers. Hamutenya had unsuccessfully sought the SWAPO...

. SWAPO's Kavara won re-election and was also elected to the National Council of Namibia

National Council of Namibia

The National Council of Namibia is the upper chamber of the country's bicameral Parliament.The 26 National Council members are chosen by regional councils, which are directly elected for a term of six-years. Each of the 13 regional councils chooses two of its members to serve on the National Council...

as one of 7 women on the 24 person body.