Mburumba Kerina

Who is Mburumba Kerina?

William Eric Getzen, more commonly known as Mburumba Kerina, is a Namibian politician, academic, and author. He is a co-founder of SWAPO, NUDO, and FCN, and the founder of a host of smaller political parties. For independent Namibia he was a member of Namibia's Constituent Assembly, as well as the National Assembly and the National Council. Kerina coined the name "Namib" for the independent state "Namibia" on the territory of South-West Africa.