Some Members of Parliament (MPs) from opposition parties said they have many questions that need to be answered by Cabinet ministers and various outstanding motions should be allowed to be debated when Parliament resumes.

National Assembly Public Relations Officer, David Nahogandja announced on Monday that the fourth session of the 7th Parliament is expected to resume on Tuesday, 07 September 2021 at around 14h30, after Parliament was compelled to go into break during the second half of its third session in June this year due to an increase of COVID-19 cases around the country.

He said a number of bills are expected to be debated by the MPs and the public is urged to follow Parliament debates on its social media platforms.

In an interview with Nampa on Monday, National Unity Democratic Organisation secretary-general and MP, Joseph Kauandenge said he tabled a couple of motions that were never debated and will push for the MPs to debate the topics because they are about issues affecting the livelihood of Namibians.

“My expectation is that all the issues that were brought in Parliament will be debated this time around because we brought so many motions but they were never entertained. Like myself, I brought the motion of local authorities, their functions and whether we are really providing them with sufficient resources, that motion is still standing there, and it is about the bread and butter for people of this country,” said Kauandenge.

Rally for Democracy and Progress president Mike Kavekotora said he would table a few motions, one being to interrogate what transpired at the National Housing Enterprise (NHE) that led to the suspension of four managers and the re-appointment of the chief executive officer, as this affects housing delivery in the country.

Popular Democratic Movement MP, Martin Johannes said the resumption of Parliament is long overdue.

He said almost every PDM MP has questions for ministers that need to be answered immediately because they are affecting ordinary Namibians on a daily basis.

Source: The Namibia Press Agency