MP Tuhafeni Kalola talks more on allowing 16 year olds to vote

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Affirmative Repositioning MP Tuhafeni Kalola recently tabled a bold motion in parliament asking to lower the voting age to 16. Just days ago, the UK moved in a similar direction.

We chat to Kalola about why he believes Namibian teenagers are ready to vote, what research and global trends say and what the political stakes are in redefining who gets a say at the ballot box.