Violation of Code of Conduct

According to a report in The Namibian on Monday September 21, the founding President Sam Nujoma made comments that were a violation of the Code of Conduct for political parties in the run up to the 2009 national elections. Nujoma reportedly called on Swapo supporters at party rally at Ongwediva on Saturday September 19 to attack British citizens. Nujoma claimed that British and American “imperialists” were imposing sanctions on Zimbabwe because its President Robert Mugabe was fighting to provide land for his people.
“The British want to be beaten up. Anyone find an Englishman, do so, beat him up,” Nujoma said. He added that SADC countries were united and would stand up to anyone who violates the rights of one of its member countries.
“Let us beat them, not with knopkieries [a wooden club], but with hammers in their heads, if they touch one of our SADC countries,” Nujoma said.
“The whites must know that if they continue doing us harm, we will definitely beat them. They must take their hands away from Zimbabwe,” Nujoma told the Swapo crowd.
Namibia's code of conduct for political parties, which has been signed by all parties contesting the November 27-28 elections, states that: “Speakers at political rallies may not use language which incites violence in any form against any other person or group of persons."