Background
Kaiyamo was born in Ondobe Constituency in the Ohangwena Region of northern Namibia.
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Education
Kaiyamo attended school in Outjo and in Windhoek.
Career
He was an activist for South-West Africa People"s Organisation (SWAPO) in its long struggle against South African rule until Namibia obtained independence on 21 March 1990. He was elected Regional Councillor for the Tsumeb Constituency in 1993 and remained in office until 2003. He grew up in a Christian family.
In 1977, he enrolled at Augustineum Training College.
In 1980, he enrolled at the Academy for Tertiary Education, currently known as the Polytechnic of Namibia, for his tertiary education. In 1977, Kaiyamo joined SWAPO as a student and soon became a well-known activist for the struggle of independence.
When he was 25 years old, he took controversial pictures of dead SWAPO insurgents on Casspirs and sent them to The Namibian newspaper for publication. After independence, Kaiyamo was elected as the first Regional Councillor for the Tsumeb Constituency, a position he held from 1992 to 2003.
During the time he served as the Councillor, the constituency of Tsumeb went through major industrial and agricultural changes.
Tsumeb was the capital of the Oshikoto Region at that time, and mining the Tsumeb mine, currently known as Namibia Custom Smelters, was at its peak. In 2003, Kaiyamo resigned from his positions. In 2010, it was alleged that Kaiyamo was associated with the Tsumeb Rate Payers Association, an organisation formed to challenge SWAPO in the local authorities elections.
This led to the suspension of Kaiyamo from Swapo On 21 May 2012, Kaiyamo"s suspension was lifted at a Swapo Political Bureau Meeting.
Kaiyamo is still an active Swapo member and a community activist.
Membership
He was a Member of Parliament in the National Council from 1993 to 2003. Kaiyamo was also a member of the National Council from 1993 to 2003.
