"Vote for your wellbeing" – a call for action by voters, emphasising that voting is a powerful way to influence the policies that shape one's livelihood.
 
An NBC News crew in the capital followed the voting process in the busy suburbs of some Katutura informal settlements.
 
A determined Fredrika Petrus – a resident of the Tobias Hainyeko constituency – called on fellow citizens to go vote after she cast hers at the Shatotwa polling station.
 
“We can get development so that you are able to have a voice. Let’s go vote.”
 
 
It is a day that many, as they queued up, have been waiting for.
 
Voting gives them the opportunity to express their opinions and choose representatives who will make decisions on their behalf and carries the power to influence policies, hold leaders accountable, and create a more inclusive society.
 
The next stop was at the Women Centre polling station.
 
A speech-impaired pensioner, Penehafo Sheelengo-Shikongo, is one of the more than 20,000 registered people with disabilities.
 
 Sheelengo-Shikongo spoke through an interpreter.
 
“With my condition, I was supposed to join the queue, but one of the police chiefs told us to go in; that is why it was done very quickly.”
 
 
Another voter, Julia Johannes-Kwakwika, is once again taking part in the elections, saying she is voting for a leader who has the interest of the people at heart.
 
“The officers assisted us very well, and we are grateful. When we vote, we should know why we are doing so. We are voting for our own benefit so that we are able to get what we need; especially in Tobias Hainyeko, we want a lot of changes. Some people do not have electricity or water, but we want, when we vote, to see change.”
 
 
On the western side of the city, the trading spot of Havana Four Way remained busy.
 
Here, no one wanted to share their thoughts on the elections.
 
At the Soweto Market in the John Pandeni Constituency, the Presiding Officer of Group A, Muzengua Rudolf, explained that it was a seamless process because of the rigorous voter education that went into it.  
The morning turnout was also satisfactory.
 
“We had about 300 people who cast their votes, so I am encouraging everyone to come here. As you see, the venue is empty because we have two groups that are working here only if you are within the John Pandeni Constituency,” explained Rudolf.
 
During trips to various polling stations, the team observed eager voters, the youth in the Moses Goroeb, Tobias Hainyeko and John Pandeni Constituencies, as they make up the biggest percentage of the registered voters in the country.