Kwakwani residents last evening cast ballots to elect a committee to run the community, even as the government’s threatened strong measures against the Region Ten leadership for encouraging what it deemed an “irresponsible and illegal” act.
Up to last night residents were awaiting the results of the election to determine a 15-member committee to replace the Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC), after they rejected a government-appointed Interim Management Committee (IMC).
The workers’ club and its immediate environs were filled to capacity last evening as a large number of residents gathered to cast their vote. The election was scheduled for a 6pm start but got underway approximately one
