In 2014 it became part of the settlement area combined with the nearby village of Onethindi.

[5] Oshikoto Region, to which Oniipa belongs, is a stronghold of Namibia's ruling SWAPO party.

For the 2015 local authority election no opposition party nominated a candidate, and SWAPO won uncontested.

[6] SWAPO only narrowly won the 2020 local authority election.

The Independent Patriots for Change (IPC), an opposition party formed in August 2020, obtained 673 votes and gained three seats.