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Gobabis’ Wennie du Plessis Secondary School learners on a tour of Parliament, July 2010. pants. Hon. Asser Kapere wasoneofthepartici- 2009. TheChairman oftheNationalCouncil, Conference inKampala,Uganda, August Speakers andPresidingOf Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Cover photo: [email protected]. by appropriate photo(s)where possible, to Please e-mailyour contributions, accompanied of Namibiaat: www.parliament.gov.na. Fax 26461226121. 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Box 1145 Tel: 061-225568 Foundation Konrad Adenauer ...... Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 21 20 19 15 14 15 18 11 26 24 12 10 19 17 7 5 4 3 Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 4 Editor’s to engageincon behave. Goneare alsothosedays whensome African leadersembracedincitementfrom outside from oftheirpresidential thecomfort palaceselsewhere onhow African leadersshouldthinkand development andregional integration. Goneare thedays when former colonialpowers dictated the region. The region expectsSADCtodrive itsown agendainitspushfor greater economic summit. IwishSADC leaders, meetingfrom 16-17 August, to deliberateinthebestinterest of existence andachievements, soisthere highpublicexpectationfor bene misery. branding Africa asthe so-called “dark continent”where there isnohopeotherthancon that inmany caseswere instigatedby former colonialpowers anddetractorswhorejoiced over to roll backthescourgeofhungerandunemployment. They facedchallengesposedby civilcon challenges. They facedallthesechallengesinaregional blockwithabundantnaturalresources able developmental, economic, trade, education, health, diplomatic, defence, securityandpolitical cooperation, regional integrationandcohesion. stressing more ontangibleregional solidarity, peaceand securityasthebasisfor deepereconomic (1990) anddemocracyinSouth Africa in1994. achieved were theattainmentofindependenceanddemocracyinZimbabwe (1980), Namibia cooperation, integration andcohesion. Someplausiblesuccessestheregional organisationhas momentsenroute torealisingtrying oneoftheirobjectives –deeperregional economic Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, ZambiaandZimbabwe) have gone through (Angola, Botswana, Democratic RepublicofCongo, Lesotho, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, and much successfor thenext12months. Over thepast30years ofexistence, SADCcountries of chairmanshipandbestwishesinsteeringthisrelatively peacefulregional blocktoprosperity the DRCthisyear. CongratulationstoPresident Hi negative thingshappen inSADCand Africa, we have many positive storiestotellaswell. equal measure aboutbothpositive andnegative developments takingplaceintheregion. Not only con media bandwagon by notreportinganything good about Africa, buthunger, poverty andcivil struggles. The African mediamay have contributedtotheharmasthey jumpedontheEurocentric Eurocentric mediahadharmedSADC’s imageatitsinfantstageandthepeakof liberation the FLSdissolved only in1994afterSouth Africa's into today's Southern African Development Community (SADC)on17 August 1992. Inactualfact, Development Coordination Conference (SADCC)in1989. Eventually, SADCCtransformed itself colonial andwhite-minorityruleinSouthern Africa. ItthenchangedintotheSouthern African astheFrontlinestarted States(FLS)grouping in April 1980. The focus wastobringanend peace andsecurityintheregion. Evolving through anumber oftransformation stages, SADC A I S A S A SADC citizensfor decades. unwise, hastydecisiontaken inthisregard would negatively impacton thelives andwellbeing of the signingofEconomicPartnership Agreement (EPAs) initscurrent form isworthnoting. An •Fanuel Katshenye •Fanuel t wasindeedgratifyingtoseeNamibiatakingover thechairmanshipofSADCblockfrom ADC mediatooshouldplay apositive role inprojecting animageofSADCinthe21stCentury. ADC HeadsofStateandGovernment metin August thisyear in Windhoek toconsolidate s SADCHeadsofStateandGovernment convened in Windhoek tocelebrate30years of ll hasnotbeensmoothsailingfor SADC. The community hadtocopewithmany social, s aSADCcitizen, Ipinhighhopeonourleaders emergingfrom the30thjubileesummit fl icts. The timehascomefor SADCmedia, andlocalNGOs, toinform theoutsideworld in fl icts withneighboursover petitdisputes. The factthatSADCnegotiators rejected From the fi rst democraticelections. fi kepunye Pohamba for takingonthemantle Desk fi cial outcomefrom the fl icts and icts fl icts country anditseconomy,country underlining upon amassive rebuild ofthe Wu explained, Chinahad embarked After 33years ofopeningup, Chairman Namibian Parliamentarians. witness more similarvisitstoChinaby China. Thus, Chairman Wu hopedto could facilitatetraderelations with to ChinainSouthern Africa asNamibia stressing that Namibiawasimportant countries going beyond materialtrade, and heforesaw tradebetween the two Namibia wasbasedonmutual bene mid-2010. HesaidChina’s trade with which increased to10percent in an economicgrowth ofninepercent other, adding thatin2009Chinahad Wu, were toeach complimentary of ChinaandNamibia, saidChairman and theirlegislatures. The economies relations between the two countries EXPO 2010inShanghaihadenhanced and Namibia’s atthe participation leadership, ChairmanKapere’s visit number two intheChineseGovernment According toChairman Wu, ranked His ExcellencyJiaQinglin. invitation ofhisChinesecounterpart, from 20to28 August 2010atthe to thePeople’s RepublicofChina Chairman Kapere paidanof Namibia, Honourable Asser Kapere. National CounciloftheParliament meetings withtheChairmanof expressed thesesentimentsatseparate (CPPCC), HisExcellency JiaQinglin, Political Consultative Conference Chairman oftheChinesePeople’s His Excellency Wu Bangguo, andthe of theNationalPeople’s Congress, Chairman oftheStandingCommittee morally, materially and struggle whichChinahadsupported and founded onNamibia’s liberation each others’sovereignty, mutual trust and Namibiawasbasedonrespect for The bilateralrelations between China Katshenye • Fanuel Friends’ ‘All Weather China andNamibia fi nancially.The fi cial visit cial fi t Chairman Asser Kapere (left)withChairman Wu Bangguo the CPPCCShanghai Committee, after discussions. Chairman Asser Kapere presenting asouvenirtoMr. Feng Guogin (right), Chairmanof Chairman Kapere appreciated the20 the livingstandards ofitspeople. development” withaview toimproving national reconciliation” and “economic Namibia’s “impressive achievements in countries” intheworld, butadmired “still oneofthelargestdeveloping Chairman Wu described Chinaas after Namibia’s independence. relations between the two countries cementedthe excellent had further Founding President Dr. SamNujoma of 16visitstoChinaby Namibia’s Consequently, hepointedout, atotal morally, materially and struggle whichChinahadsupported were founded onNamibia’s liberation relations between China andNamibia He emphasisedthatthebilateral the largestpopulationinworld. security for its1, 3billionpeople– that Chinaplacedpriorityonfood fi nancially. more MPsfrom bothcountriesvisiting Chairman Kapere endorsedtheideaof caused mainly by drought and was alsoprone tosimilarcatastrophes, duringhisvisit,country saying Namibia devastating Government ofChinaaboutthe and expressed sympathy withthe hospitality accorded tohisdelegation He thanked Chairman Wu for the China andthe African countries. economic development between relations would build bridgesof African countries, hoping thatsuch power” withsteadyrelations with country”, but alsoa “world economic position ofbeingnotonly a “developing collaboration. Heappreciated China’s and government-to-government was basedonpeople-to-people Namibia andChinawhich, hesaid, years ofdiplomaticrelations between fl ofthe oods thathitparts Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 fl oods. 5 Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 6 The delegationvisiting theNamibiaPavilion attheEXPO2010Shanghai. on toseparatediscussionswithhis Chairman Kapere thenproceeded in theSichuanProvince. earthquake whichwasaffecting regions over therecent the ChineseGovernment andpeople Kapere for showing sympathy with Chairman Wu thanked Chairman toconsiderseriously.undertook fi suggested cooperationinvarious interest. The Namibianlegislator information onissuesofcommon each others’countriestoexchange relations.parliamentary Chairman vowingAsser Kapere andChairmanJiaQinglin(right) toenhance elds whichtheChineselawmaker fl oods, drought and trade cooperationbetween thetwo Chairman Jiaurgedpromotion of between NamibiaandChina. ofdiplomaticrelationsanniversary a reception incelebrationofthe20th 28 March 2010duringwhichhehosted Chairman JiavisitedNamibiafrom 25- the two countries’legislatures. had strengthened relations between Chairman Jia, ChairmanKapere’s visit Conference (CPPCC). According to Chinese People’s Political Consultative Jia Qinglin, theChairmanof Chinese counterpart, HisExcellency China would never forget. was anoldfriendofChina whom Shanghai, emphasisingthatDr. Nujoma of President, Dr. SamNujomaatthe said hewaspleasedtomeet Founding living standards oftheirpeople. He governance andimprovement inthe ideas were exchangedonlegislation, countries thisyear duringwhich two highlevel visitstoeachothers’ af of Namibiawasfurther Conference andtheNationalCouncil Chinese People’s Political Consultative Jia, thegood relations between the past 20years. According toChairman and builtonasolidfoundation over the between thetwo countries asstrong sovereignty, characterisingrelations Africa asbothcountrieshadfought for was China’s “all-weather friend”in Chairman JiamaintainedthatNamibia Jia promised toconsiderseriously. agriculture andminingwhichChairman between thetwo countries in Kapere proposed cooperation inNamibia.transportation Chairman the two countriesonimproving road stalled bilateralagreement between reiterated theneedtoimplement education, miningand agriculture. He accelerated andexpandedtocover Kapere hopedtoseecooperation the Namibia-Chinarelations, Chairman Applauding theprogress sofarmadein make iteasyfor future similarcontact. Chinese Parliamentariansandthus that existedbetween Namibianand would strengthen thebondoffriendship foundation. Hebelieved thathisvisit of Namibiawasbuiltonthatearly underlining thattheindependence Namibia duringitsliberationstruggle, and thepeopleofChinafor assisting Government, theCommunist Party Chairman Kapere commendedthe citizens. improving thelivingstandards oftheir Namibia shared commonchallengesin mutual cooperation, saying Chinaand convene inNamibiawastestimony to Youth Forum beingarranged to He believed thattheChina-Africa would facilitatetradewithNamibia. andthemarket”the technology that countries given that “China possessed fi cial openingofthe2010EXPO fi rmed by the Company. (ACFTU), andtheHuawei Technologies All ChinaFederation of Trade Unions Beijing, inaddition totheHQof among theplacesvisitedinandaround Base. The famousGreat Wall was the ShanghaiElectricHeavy Machinery Agricultural Development Zone; and Shanghai, thePudongSunqiaoModern Namibia Pavilion attheEXPO2010 Shanghai, thesitesvisitedincluded then famousNankaiMiddle School. In Zhou Enlai, underwent schoolatthe People’s RepublicofChina, thelate Area where the Trade Port Zone, andtheFive Avenue visited, amongothers, theDongjiang Beijing. In Tianjin, thedelegation signi visited variousplacesofeconomic Chairman Kapere’s delegation speech follows below: seriously.very Dr. Gurirab’s abridged was somethingthathewould take according tobasic democraticcriteria the performance ofthe legislature in parliamentandhow toimprove organised by theIPU, that publicfaith held from 19to21July 2010and assured attheconference, participants democracy.the rulesofmultiparty He resist thetemptation totrimdown institutions shouldbestrong and achieve accountability, democratic Switzerland, Dr. Gurirabsaidto of Speakers ofParliamentinGeneva, Addressing the3rd World Conference more goals. the unionwould domore toachieve Development Goals(MDGs)andthat effect tohelpachieve theMillennium last tenyears worked withincreasing parliaments andtheIPUhadover the Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirabsaidthat of theNational Assembly ofNamibia, Union(IPU)andSpeakerParliamentary The President oftheInter- Reporter • Staff Speakers Addresses World Dr. Gurirab fi cance inShanghai, Tianjin, and fi rst Premier ofthe of thenew Millennium, found me, perspective. The year 2000, thedawn event onwhichIhave personal avery This isaspecialoccasion. Itisan this morning. for honouringuswith his presence Nations European and Headquarters allowing ustomeetattheUnited Nations, Mr. BanKi-Moon, bothfor oftheUnited the Secretary-General Geneva. Iexpress my sincere thanksto this summit, the you for cominginlargenumbers to you tothis August gathering. Ithank I take great pleasure inwelcoming democracy. urging democratic down institutionstoresist temptationtotrim therulesofmultiparty IPU President andSpeaker oftheNational Assembly, Hon. Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab, Mr. Fanuel Katshenye, DeputyDirector andInformation for Services. Research Stefanus Mogotsi, Ms. Panduleni Shimutwikeni, totheNationalCouncil; Secretary and Thomas Shipo; Siwombe, Hon.Frieda Hon. Hafeni Ndemula, Hon. Asser Kapere, Hon. Chairman Kapere’s delegation(from left): Director intheChairman’s Of fi rst tobeheldin Millennium Declaration signedby all That wasaccepted. Intheevent, the text tothevitalrole ofparliaments. to ensure there wasareference in the Speakers ofParliament, requesting me ministers, andmany ofyour colleagues, that timeisofmy colleagues, fellow One ofmy mostsalientmemoriesof UN MillenniumDeclaration. would bewritten inthe among thememberstatesaboutwhat coordinate themany negotiations held General Assembly. Myjobwasto presiding over the UnitedNations as foreign ministerofmy country, Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 fi nal text–the fi c, Mr. ce,

7 Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 8 to live inmale-orientedsocieties not there. Itisbecausewe continue not laggingbehindbecausethe laws are on.need tofocus ourenergy We are made greater progress andwhat we insight intowhy countrieshave not incredible experience, knowledge and Together thewomen Speakers share insights andvisionfor thefuture. Once again, Ibene This wasmy secondsuchencounter. instructive. their deliberationsimpressive and andmaternalhealth.mortality Ifound MDGs 4and5onchildinfant meeting they debatedinparticular women Speakers andleaders. At their year they mettodiscusstheirrole as Berne. For thesixthconsecutive women Speakers ofParliamentin On my way toGeneva, Ijoinedthe more inthemonthsandyears tocome. resting onitslaurels, andwillbedoing As you willsee, the IPU hasnotbeen stepsweidentifying further cantake. a reportsettingoutprogress and the MDGs. Latertoday we willtable with increasing effect tohelpachieve parliaments andtheIPUhave worked our support. Over the lasttenyears, We are here toprovide you with we are toachieve the MDGsby 2015. and solidaritythatprevailed in2000if recapture thatmomentofhope, vision Mr. Secretary-General, tohelpus matters any easier. We calluponyou, and We alsoknow thattheeconomic We allknow thattherecord isuneven. assess progress towards theMDGs. is convening ahigh-level summitto In two months, theUnitedNations to assessprogress andgive direction. Declaration. Itgives usanopportunity therefore Today’s summit parliamentary democracy andgenderissues.” international law andhumanrights economic andsocialdevelopment, fi Inter-Parliamentary Union, invarious through theirworld organization, the Nations andnationalparliaments cooperation between theUnited resolved “to strengthen further the world’s governments expressly elds, includingpeaceandsecurity, fi nancial crisisisnotmaking fl ows from theMillennium fi ted from their

democratic criteriaissomething that of thelegislature according tobasic and how toimprove theperformance question ofpublicfaithinparliament They must weather the storms. The democracy.the rulesofmultiparty resist thetemptation totrimdown institutions must bestrong. They must To achieve accountability, democratic can work for greater accountability. individually, jointly andthrough theIPU, to discusshow we inourparliaments, greater accountability. We are here improve thecommongood through crises intheworld, todiscuss how to We are here todebatethemajor Status of Women, andotherentities. UNIFEM, theCommissionon body, buildingonourexperiencewith working relationship with thisnew forward close toestablishingavery be ofhugeassistancetoyou. We look network andpoliticaloutreach can where theIPUwithitsexpertise, UN Women. This isyet anotherarea women’s empowerment, known as dedicated togenderequalityand United Nationsbodyexclusively achieved agreement toestablisha commend youfor having inparticular for your visionandleadership. I General I congratulateUNSecretary equal andjustsocieties. redouble tocreate ourefforts more Speakers offer youaswe theirsupport needed inallcountriesandthewomen prejudices. Vision andleadershipare dominated by stalemindsetsand held from 16-17July2010inBerne, Switzerland. Dr. Gurirab(centre) attheof fi cial openingofthe6thMeeting Women Speakers, priorities completely wrong. When Sometimes itseemswe have our often uncomfortable, questions. We must beready to askthereal, vision andthechallenge. are about “we thepeople”’. That isthe no solution. BoththeUNandIPU are leftout ofthesolution, there is than saving theeconomy. Ifthepeople Ending thesecriseshastomeanmore whose dedicationisseldomrewarded. there are peopleworking heroically industries, andontheotherhand governments, banks, lawyers and It sometimesseemsasifwe have sheet. wiped billionsoffacompany’s balance imperfection inthelatestcellphone vulnerable we are, justlastweek atiny fi reel from theaftershocksofaninitial we have seentheglobaleconomy a world incrisis. Over many months, global democraticaccountabilityin The themeofourmeetingissecuring peers aswell. within ourparliamentsandby our through constructive criticismfrom It needstobeconstantly reinforced is never quiteperfected inpractice. accept thatdemocracyisanideal imprint ofthepast. Butwe must all distinctive traditions, brandedwiththe parliaments are allmarked by No parliamentisthesame. Our I take seriously. very nancial crisis. As iftounderscore how the expenseoffundamental human that this existing internationalagreements; and and laws are inplacetoimplement our parliamentstoensure thatpolicies freedom. We candomuch more in threats to peace, democracyand These actsofterror constituteclear acts. brunt ofthesecowardly andinhuman which have mostrecently borne the governments ofUganda, IranandIraq IPU’s solidarity withthepeopleand wherever they occur. Ideclare the unequivocally condemnsterrorist acts unabated. The IPUabsolutely and terrorism continues, seemingly Organized crimeisontheriseand man-made disasters, thelistisendless. others –food crisis, climatechange, fi by naturaldisastersordysfunctional Of course, crisesare notonly triggered the peoplewhoelectedus. tradition ofdoingthebestwe canfor account inthe being done. Holdinggovernment to searching thatitleadstosomething oversight. Imeanscrutiny thatisso say oversight, Imeanthebestkindof that promises are lived upto. When I we canprovide,service tomake sure stringent oversight. That surely isone can provide toourgovernments is weI saidthatthebestkindofsupport this town todiscussthe more. A year ago, whentheIPUmetin As leadersofparliamentswe cando more to institutions, parliamentarianscando ofnationalaudit closely insupport accountability andworking more harder toensure transparency and destroys publictrust. Byworking undermines theruleoflaw and marketdistorts mechanisms, resources away from development, clear threat todevelopment. Itdiverts Likewise, corruption represents a people. the sameamountswere spentonthe would notbeachieved of ifaportion asking yourself ifmuch greater security small, you may well bejusti spend purchasing weapons, largeand the staggeringamountsthatcountries you stopfor amomentandthinkof nancial systems. We know many fi fi ght corruption. ght ght doesnottake placeat fi nest parliamentary parliamentary nest fi nancial crisis, nancial fi e in ed The MillenniumDeclarationsetsouta democracy withoutstrong parliaments. at itscore. And there willbeno multilateralism withoutdemocracy the parliaments. There willbenonew of theUnitedNations, backhometo of atormentedworld, thebusiness local, by helpingtobringtheagenda between themultilateral andthe years we have beenbuildingbridges crucial. That iswhy for thelastten the channelsofdialogueopencanbe talk toeachother, ourrole inkeeping where governments are notableto common good must come the divide. Itistoreiterate thatthe Our role asparliamentsistobridge the scourgeofnuclear arms. early agreement toridthisworld of ofan needed politicalwillinsupport tandem withyou tomobilizethemuch and we are committedtoworking in fi New York. The IPUhasendorsedyour Treaty (NPT)Review Conference in the recent NuclearNon-Proliferation the callfor anuclear-free world madeat non-proliferation. The IPUwelcomes concerns nuclear disarmamentand Another complexarea ofcrisis convention oninternationalterrorism. early agreement onacomprehensive for ourgovernments toreach an pay greater attentiontotheneed rights andfreedoms. We shouldalso of theconference. the SwissParliament, Ms. Pascale Bruderer-Wyss atapress brie From Left: IPUSecretary-General, Mr. Johnsson,Anders Dr. Gurirab, andtheSpeaker of ve pointplan, Mr. Secretary-General, fi rst. And rst.

its ful than mostasenseofresponsibility for the MillenniumDeclaration, Ifeel more privileged toplay tohelpgive birth Because oftherole Ihave been people everywhere. of the UnitedNationsatservice with forging astrategicpartnership agenda. Icallonyou alltoassistusin oftheglobal that isattheheart theaccountability much tosupport IPU. Parliaments, andtheIPU, cando between theUnitedNationsand in achieving astrong relationship IPU. That iswhy Iaskfor your support strengthened cooperationthrough the inside theUnitedNations, butrather I donotadvocate arole for parliaments of theinnerworkings ofdemocracy. cooperation -adeeperunderstanding something uniquetointernational world ourparliamentscanbring am convinced thatintoday’s globalized But we alsohave alongway togo. I we have madeconsiderableprogress. attaining thatvision. Inthelasttenyears for ofthestrategy be essentialparts that parliamentsandtheIPUmust Government atthetimerecognized a betterworld. The HeadsofStateand vision for how we cantogethercreate the MillenniumDevelopment Goals. and proudly proclaim thatwe have met years ifwe are tostandthere, in2015, working togetherover thenext not happen by itself. Itneedsallofus fi llment. Ialsoknow thatitwill fi ng before thestart Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 fi ve ve 9 Parliament Journal 10

parliamentarians of the need for an countries, said Chairman Kapere. Need For More international fi nancial system that enhanced integrity, transparency and The Namibian legislator acknowledged Financial Systems accountability. “Therefore, I urge that the fi nancial crises had given parliaments to enact laws that will allow rise to fear and distress, and only by Oversight authorities to have more oversight and confronting the causes rather than regulation of fi nancial systems, both the symptoms through cooperation at national and international levels. and inclusivity could parliaments play We are told that the G20 (Group of a meaningful role in global peace • Staff Reporter Twenty Finance Ministers and Central and security. “We must continue to Bank Governors) represents some 85 insist on reform and strengthening of percent of the world economy and multilateral institutions in a manner The scale and scope of the world two-thirds of the world population. that promote democracy, transparency, crises that parliaments were called But, needless to say, the G20 is not accountability, gender sensitivity, to act upon transcended many accountable and neither does it tolerance, and most importantly disciplines, ranging from the economic, represent 85 percent of the poor in consistency in confl ict resolutions,” he environmental, security, to cultural the world.” urged. disciplines. The world was so inter- dependent to the extent that events On climate change, Chairman Kapere Chairman Kapere reaffi rmed Namibia’s that occurred in faraway places had cautioned that there was a need to continued association with the Inter- instant bearing on countries’ individual strike a balance between development Parliamentary Union (IPU) and and collective prosperity and security. and climate change. Our peoples’ commitment towards the achievement livelihood is based on agriculture, which of a world-wide parliamentary The current global fi nancial crisis, was increasingly being threatened dialogue that worked for peace and climate change, and terrorist acts by climate change and the lack of cooperation amongst the peoples of attested to this fact. Our countries, development intensifi ed poverty the world and for the establishment irrespective of their economic and that put pressure on the agricultural of global accountable democratic military sizes, could all be victims. resources that sustained the livelihood institutions. These concerns were expressed by of the people. Parliaments, especially in the Chairman of the National Council, developed countries, could infl uence Chairman Kapere was accompanied Honourable Asser Kapere, when he their respective governments to by National Council Parliamentarian addressed the 3rd World Conference fi nance and transfer technologies Phillemon Ndjambula, the Secretary to of Speakers of Parliament held in that addressed the adaptation and the National Council and the Special Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 21 mitigation needs in developing Assistant to the Chairman. July 2010,

Chairman Kapere said the challenge that faced parliaments was ensuring that democracy refl ected the values and beliefs of the citizens about how their governments should function. “Thus, any democratic process should give birth to legislations that guarantee citizens’ rights and the rule of law. Moreover, to address many of the crises the world is facing, parliaments must promote democratic principles that reconcile the competing political interests, which many a times are the cause of world’s adversities,” Kapere warned.

The current global economic crisis, Chairman Kapere observed, reminded National Council delegates to the Speakers’ Conference (from left) Secretary to the National Council, Ms. Panduleni Shimutwikeni, Hon. Phillemon Ndjambula and Hon. Asser Kapere. Journal

Vol.8 No.2 May - August 2010 Parliament Namibia.”particularly to berelevant tothecontextof Africa, African SocialIssuesisthatwe want of theconcept. The reason why we do order togainabetterunderstanding “we wanted toseeareal examplein Namibia beingademocraticcountry Social Issuesclasswasdemocracy, and topics beingdealtwithinthe African told ParliamentJournal thatoneofthe Mrs. Matsveru, anationalofZimbabwe citizens inthelegislative process. The of of Parliamentinteractwitheachother. lawmaking and how thetwo Houses Parliament, theprocess involved in of NETS studentsaboutthehistory The ChiefLiaisonOf Matsveru. our studentsandfor me,” saidMrs. building. Itwasatime well-spent for tovisittheparliament the opportunity at theNational Assembly, afforded us Nahogandja, theChief LiaisonOf “We are sogratefulthatMr. David the students. Mrs. Florence Matsveru, accompanied in African SocialIssuesattheseminary, understanding oftheconcept. Lecturer of democracyandtogainabetter on 22July 2010toseeareal example (NETS) in Windhoek visitedParliament Seminary Evangelical Theological Nine studentsfrom theNamibia • Ambrosius Amutenja Process Lawmaking Explore Students NETS fi cer alsoexplainedtherole of fi cer briefed the

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NETS ecumenical students seeking to better understand theconceptofdemocracy.NETS ecumenicalstudentsseeking tobetterunderstand political parties, especially theempty of seats, theaccommodationofall and whatIlearned–thearrangement I wasreally impressed withwhatIsaw time toenteraparliamentbuildingand Parliament. Personally, it wasmy his exampleswere from theNamibian a lecture ondemocracyandmostof democracy. Onestudentpresented with whatthey hadjustlearntabout enlightening, andthey couldconnect to theNamibianParliamentwasvery students commentedthatthevisit Lecturer Matsveru explained: “The speci they operatesothatwe canpray more to have agood understandingofhow duty topray for ourleaders. We need for thegood ofNamibia. Also, itisour contribute togood decision-making of ourparliament. Itisourdesire to in essence, whatwe doasachurch can decisions for thepeoplewe serve. In the peoplebetter. Parliamentmakes Godand wasdonetoserve theology said thechurch existedonearth, and in visitingparliament, Mrs. Matsveru theological studentswere interested Responding toaquestiononwhy fl uence thedecision-makingprocess fi cally. fi rst studying by distance. students andmore thansixhundred residential has aboutthirty seminary evangelical foundation. To date, the new ecumenicalproject builtonan 1992asa with classesinJanuary Established in1991, NETSstarted and otherswork for government. capacities. studies Somego for further become Christianleadersinother when they to becomingpastorsinthosechurches NETS by theirchurches withaview of theseminary. Studentsare sentto faith andupholdtheevangelical values agreed withthecollege’s statementof for allchurches whosestudents inter-denominational collegecatering NETS, according toMrs. Matsveru, isan Namibian people.” make areal impactonthelives ofthe such enlightenmentifthey were to and Ibelieve Christianleadersneed thing iswe learnedalotfrom ourvisit a lotIcouldsay, buttheimportant truly ademocraticcountry. There is parties. IcouldtellthatNamibiais owners, andtheof seats waitingfor theiropposition fi nish. However, some fi ces for opposition Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 11

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 12 established in1996toaddress the a charitableeducationaltrust, was The Erongo Development Foundation, required tobefemale. 50 percent ofthebene N$10 000-00perbusiness. At least is limitedbetween N$1000-00and loan amountthatthefundcanadvance enterprise needsintheregion. The and working capital toothermicro- from acquiringequipment, stock, scale businessneedswhichrange The schemethusresponds tosmall- to make businessandemploy others. desperate needof communities intheregion whoare in are theeconomically disadvantaged potential bene who donotpossesscollaterals. The Medium Enterprises(SME)sector and caterfor thoseintheSmalland was created in2008torepresent – acommunity trust. The scheme the Erongo Development Fund (EDF) Windhoek –aprivateenterprise; and Foundation –acivicorganisation; Bank arrangement between Rössing is apublic-private-partnership Erongo Micro Credit Scheme businesses. for limitedloanstoexpandtheir the Erongo Micro Credit Scheme who have teamedupandturnedto Constituency intheErongo Region from thecommunity ofthe Arandis their loans. These are mainly women for lackofcollateralassecurityfor the commercial banksshunthem their small-scalebusinesses. However, local commercial bankstoexpand are desperatetoaccessloansfrom make alivingandemploy others. They motivated toengageinbusiness They are self-employed andhighly Katshenye • Fanuel Communities Rescues Needy Credit Scheme fi ciaries from thefund fi nnil assistance nancial fi cais are ciaries businesses allover thecountry, creating fi Bank Windhoek haduntil2008 Development Foundation. Kapere, ischairpersonoftheErongo Arandis Constituency, Hon. Asser Council andCouncillorfor the the region. ChairmanoftheNational to credit for thedisadvantagedin distribution ofresources andaccess foster humandevelopment, equitable actions, programmes andprojects that region. The foundation promotes developmental needsofthecoastal Credit Scheme atthe Credit Scheme Of Arandis Constituency Hon. Asser Kapere indiscussion withpotentialbene Mr. LysiasUusiku nanced 500clients–managing in Swakopmund. and businessplanningtrainingcourse completing their Kapere in2009aftersuccessfully received certi Fifty-six smallandmediumenterprises incredible 100percent repayment rate. eight SMEsfrom the Arandis Town atan received loansfrom thebank, including and quali 54 hadcompletedbusinessplans were trainedinbusiness management; September 2008, atotalof70SMEs Bank Windhoek’s ChrisMatthee. By wealth, incomeandjobsfor many, said fi ce, 28May2010. fi fi fromciaries theErongo Micro ed for loans; while33had fi cates from Chairman fi nancial management nancial Elizabeth Ho the loan,” assured Ms. Pietersen. Ms. from small. Iwillbeabletopay back need toextenditsothat can grow with aninternetcornerand Ijust ten thousandNamibianDollars. Iwork corner. “I needalittlebitofmoney – N$10 000toexpandherinternet Arandis ConstituencyOf Centre, justastonethrow from the Pietersen, Copy theowner ofPaggy The otherapplicant, Ms. Martha desperately. to pay itback,” Ms. Awises related Namibian DollarsandIwillbeable probably lookingfor twenty thousand a bigplacetoextendmy work. Iam where Ioperateisalsosmall. Ineed there isnomarket. The placefrom with to helpmebecauseIhave dif her needlework business. “I wantthem Ms. Awises needsN$20 000toexpand protective clothesfor itsemployees. company intheregion –toproduce contract from MajorDrilling–alocal Chen Needlework recently received a Needlework basedin Arandis. Eren & Awises, theowner ofEren &Chen businesses. Among themwasMs. Lydia apply for micro-credit toexpandtheir of applicants Towards theendofMay thisyear, scores the ruralpoor, hedisclosed. loan provider becauseitismeant for (2 percent) ascompared toany other product low hasavery interest rate fi The bankthenadministersthewhole security money intoBank Windhoek. says Uusiku, ofthe depositsaquarter The Erongo Development Foundation, Mr. Uusikuclari pay backtheloansadvancedtothem,” are trustworthy, dependableandcan that peoplewhohave nocollaterals collaterals. Sofarithasbeenproven banks becausethey donothave access credit from thecommercial in theregion wishtogrow butcannot Uusiku, “small andmediumenterprises Development Of Community andSustainable According totheRössingFoundation’s nance asperbankrequirements. This fi nances. Iproduce clothesbut ё fl ses, anothersmall-scale ocked totheEDF fi ed. fi cer, Mr. Lysias fi c, needed ce, fi culties and Ms. ElizabethHo Arandis’ womenwithabusinessfocus (from left)Ms. Lydia Awises, Ms. Pietersen Martha and other “socially undesirable Shebeens, gamblinghouses, brothels within theboundariesofregion. business. The business must beknown 75 years oldandcapable ofrunninga 12 months; must bebetween 21and must have beeninbusiness for atleast not have otherloansfor thebusiness; the capital required assecurity; must must contributeatleast10percent of allowances inexcessofN$2000-00; not berecipient ofveri have any otheremployment; should manager ofthebusiness; shouldnot Erongo Region; must betheowner and residency; must bearesident ofthe a Namibiancitizenorhave permanent Bank Windhoek. The applicant must be conditionssetbyadhere tocertain credit scheme, applicants have to To qualifyasbene “set your-self free”. Ikondjelamwene isOshiwambofor enough tocutmeatintopieces. to employ amaleemployee strong in hermarket. Inaddition, sheintends to sellboere wors andmincedmeat town neededaloantoadd asection Ikondjelamwene MeatMarket inthe Ms. HelenaGabriel, theowner of also toimprove herbusiness. Needlework, neededsome$10000 businesswoman andowner ofHo should bewomen. fi ciaries from the ё ses. bene At least50percentofthe credit scheme fi able monthly able ё ses Chairman Kapere underlined. programme ofpoverty alleviation,” Arandis. The scheme assistsusinour every householdbackyardvirtually in in small-scale industriesfor survival towardsefforts self-reliance, there are oncredit.and services “Due tothe information whenpurchasing goods defaulting customerswhosubmitfalse the town. The otherchallengeis to settletheirmunicipal billsin inability ofsomecommunity members of Arandis. This hadresulted inthe major challengesfacingthecommunity poverty andunemployment were the According toChairmanKapere, consideration. to theselectioncommitteefor funding are obligedtosubmitabusinessplan fi training inbothstockcontrol and are provided withpre-funding free constituency. The successfulapplicants existence ofthebusinessinagiven traditional leadertocon a councillor, apoliceof least two witnessessuchasapastor, certi identi include aone-pagecompany pro The application requirements cautioned. ventures” donotqualify, thebank nancial management. However, they fi cate (where applicable), at fi cation document, amarital Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 fi cer ora fi r the rm fi ciaries ciaries fi le, 13

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 14 was anawesome experience.” or thePrimeMinister. Nevertheless, it I expectedtoseeormeetaminister to know how they operate. However, to view thetwo Housesinsideand experience becausewe got achance interestingto Parliamentwasavery Head Boy, Ken Magudusaid: “Going an “interesting experience”. School and describedtheirhistoricvisitas the Omaheke Regionfelt honoured learners from thiseasterntown in admiration ofparliament, the Expressing theirexcitementand television.” building thatthey only seeon They alsocametoseetheparliament know more aboutourgovernment. and what ishappening intheircountry our learnerstobecomeinterested in where laws are made; toencourage body ofourgovernment andtosee to seeandknow aboutthelawmaking to give ourstudentstheopportunity “The aimofourvisittoparliamentis the learners, toldParliamentJournal: government schoolwhoaccompanied Development StudiesandEnglishatthis Ms. CoriMolelekeng, theteacherof Parliament operate. experience how thetwo Housesof see where theirlaws are madeandto visited Parliamenton30July 2010to SchoolinGobabis Plessis Secondary Fifty learnersfrom the Wennie du • Ambrosius Amutenja Learners Impresses Gobabis Parliament Beauty Chamber ofthe National Assembly friendliness ofthestaff.” the beautyofbuildingand see someoftheministers. ButIlike muchvery impressed. Iwantedto different view altogether: “I wasnot Learner OanthataOlibilehasa there isorder inourgovernment.” building iscleanandonecanseethat such asthesittingarrangements. The I like theway thingsare organised, Parliament andtheHouseofReview. “I felthonoured very tobeinthe Another learner, LeoniFreeman, said: Chamber oftheNational Assembly. from Gobabis’Learners Wennie onthe School duPlessisSecondary Polytechnic ofNamibia. Corporation (NBC)premises andthe Acre, theNamibia Broadcasting others, thenational museum, Heroes’ capital city, thelearners visited, among work. Duringtheirone-day visitinthe Windhoek wasareward for theirhard emphasised thatthelearners’visitto according toMs. Molelekeng, who December 2009examinations, at theschoolduringNovember- academic performers ofGrades8-12 The learnersconsistedofthetopten fl oor ofthe Goals (MDGs); Reform of the Inter- Nation’s MillenniumDevelopment for DemocraticLegislatures; theUnited deliberated onBenchmarks The Plenary discussed: on 3June inwhichthefollowing were issuedacommuniqué the 27thPlenary Free Movement of Persons inSADC”, the theme “Towards Facilitationof inthesamecity.Plenary Heldunder In 2003, the Assembly heldits14th hosted theforum’s Plenary Assembly. time thattheParliamentofZambia city ofZambia. This wasthesecond in Livingstone, thesoutherntourist Assembly from 27May to5June 2010 (SADC PF)heldits27thPlenary Forum The SADCParliamentary Reporter • Staff that existsbetween IndiaandNamibia. satisfaction withthecordial relationship Chairman Kapere expressed 2010. Council, Hon Asser Kapere, on17June call ontheChairmanofNational when hepaidafarewell courtesy His ExcellencyMr. Tsewang Topden Indian HighCommissionertoNamibia, technology. This wasdisclosedby the bene of N$5millionwhichisexpectedto Engineering atOngwediva atthecost constructing aFacultyofMining The Government ofIndiais Reporter • Staff Proposed Reforms Welcomes SADC PF Diplomat Farewell Kapere BidsIndian fi t studentsofinformation and Mugabe ofZimbabwe, for unequivocal and recently by President Robert of Zambia, Mr. Levy Mwanawasa reiterated thecallby thelatePresident keynote address, Vice-President Kunda Rupiah Banda, on31May 2010. In his President of Zambia, HisExcellency onbehalfofthe opened thePlenary and Vice-President ofZambia, of His HonourGeorgeKunda, MP, SC extended apologies. conference. MauritiusandSeychelles Zambia andZimbabwe –attendedthe South Africa,Swaziland, Tanzania, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Democratic RepublicofCongo, member countries– Angola, Botswana, Members ofParliamentfrom 12 Ten Presiding Of Secretariat. by arepresentative from theSADC Agreements (EPAs) waspresented on theEconomicPartnership update onthestatusofnegotiations Traf Institutionsandthe Parliamentary African ParliamentandRegional Union(IPU);Parliamentary thePan- near future. The outgoing High Topden forecasts todoubleinthe whose number HighCommissioner India ishostto110Namibianstudents Chairman Kapere (right) receiving HighCommissioner Chairman Kapere (right) Topden. fi cking of Women andChildren. An fi cers and46 fi cially the 27th Plenary the 27thPlenary Assembly. Hecalled appreciation for thehonourofhosting and expressed hisParliaments’ Mwanamwambwa, welcomed delegates Host Speaker, Mr. Amusaa instruments. Protocols andotherdecisions and implementationofSADC enhanced rati bene Parliament would ensure greater Prince Dlaminireiterated thatSADC be heldinNamibia August 2010. Parliament atthe2010Summitto establishment ofaSADCRegional to seriously considerandapprove the SADC HeadsofStateandGovernment President Kunda toengage other Forum,Parliamentary urged Vice- and ChairpersonoftheSADC the Houseof Assembly ofSwaziland Prince GuduzaDlamini, MP, Speaker of integration andintra-regional trade. goods across theregion for regional of free movement ofpersonsand Kunda emphasisedtheimportance SADC Parliament. Vice-President for theestablishmentofa support India whenhereturned home. conditions ofNamibianstudentsin towards theenhancementofliving toworkCommissioner undertook fi ts for SADC citizensthrough fi cto, domestication cation, Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 15

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 16 the Protocol onthe Facilitation of While applauding the adoption of women would bemore obvious. that oneday therepresentation of Plenary, Dr. Nashaexpressed hope unequal genderrepresentation atthe Assembly. Notingtheapparent of President Kunda for accepting to Dr. Margaret Nashathanked Vice- of ParliamentBotswana, Hon. In hervote ofthanks, the Speaker women and girlsduringtheevent. the potentialupsurgeintraf RWPC Chairpersonwarnedagainst World Cupby South Africa, the by hostingthe2010FIFA Soccer welcoming presented theopportunity leadership ofthecountry. While of women inthedevelopment and guarantee therightsandparticipation in Zambia. Shecalled for theprocess to ongoing constitutionalreview process Caucus (RWPC) welcomed the of theRegional Women’s Parliamentary Regina Musokotwane, MP, Chairperson region. poignant threat tocitizensofthe AIDS asthepandemicremains a the supporting upon Parliamentarianstocontinue Zambia. Speaker oftheNational Assembly of Hon.Mwanamwambwa, Amusaa fi cially openthe27thPlenary fi ght againstHIVand fi cig of cking African, CaribbeanandPaci (EPAs) negotiations between the Economic Partnership Agreements Having notedthe current statusof increase oversight onthismatter. and theneedfor Parliamentariansto towards theattainmentofthesegoals for governments toscaleupefforts 2015, emphasisedtheneed thePlenary Goals (MDGs)andthetargetssetfor Mindful oftheMillenniumDevelopment resources. humanand the necessary the IPUPresidency through providing forexpressed facilitating itssupport in theSADCRegion, SADCPF Assembly ofNamibia, isresident Gurirab, theSpeaker oftheNational the IPUPresident, Hon. Dr. Theo-Ben executing itsmandate. Notingthat Union tomake itmore effective in reform oftheInter-Parliamentary welcomed theproposedThe Plenary migrants. border crimesandin of communicable diseases, cross- their fears for nationalsecurity, spread integration. This isnotwithstanding economic cooperationandregional protocol inorder tostrengthen socio- to urgetheirgovernments toratifythe calleduponParliaments The Plenary Only four countrieshave rati Protocol isyet toenterintoforce. and Government in August 2005, this SADC Regionby theHeadsofState Free Movement ofPersons inthe Esau Chiviya, SADC PFSecretary-General Speaker ofNamibia’s National Assembly, Dr. Theo-Ben Gurirab(left), speakingtoDr. fl ux ofillegal fi c (ACP) c fi nancial fi e it. ed countries thatare stilltodoso elections. urged further The Plenary parties, especially aheadofprimary structures andprocesses ofpolitical in theadvocacy for theengenderingof recommended greaterPlenary efforts on GenderandDevelopment, the as required by theSADCProtocol politics anddecision-makingpositions of the50/50genderrepresentation in challenge tothepursuitandattainment women are intheminority, thusposinga gender imbalanceinParliamentswhere Having notedwith concernthecurrent their respective countries. for consolidationofdemocracyin congratulated theseMemberStates Missions.PF Observer The Plenary judged tobefree andfairby theSADC Mauritius inMay 2010, whichwere in NamibiaNovember 2009and notedelectionsheld The Plenary practices for Parliamentsintheregion. pointofreferenceimportant onbest as theoutcomedocumentwillbean welcomed thisdevelopmentPlenary Legislatures intheSADCRegion, the of theBenchmarksfor Democratic Noting progress onthe this issue. continue playing theoversight role on Region andurgedParliamentsto term bene governments toconsiderthelong- reiterated theneedforthe Plenary European Union(EU)ontheother, states ontheonehand; andthe fi ts for thepeopleof fi nalisation due course. Plenary Assembly willbeannounced in The dateandvenue ofthe28th of the amendment toincludeFrench asone adoptedthe constitutional The Plenary 2015 bethebasisfor any suchreforms. of thenew StrategicPlanfor 2011- resolvedthe Plenary thattheprocess the accompanying new organogram, comprehensive proposed reforms and Noting theSecretariat’s citizens through enhancedsynergies. ensure greater bene Communities (RECs)inorder to theRegionalEconomic in particular the variousregional organisations, the cooperationbetween andwithin encourages thisinitiative andgenerally Forum.Parliamentary The Forum SADC Secretariat andtheSADC and cooperationbetween the and operationalisethecollaboration interest theproposal toenhance notedwithkeenThe Plenary the ModelLaw on HIVand AIDS. made undertheprogramme, including to ensure consolidationofthegains for aggressive resource mobilisation programme. Itreiterated theneed Governments towards HIVand AIDS from theSwedish andNorwegian appreciated received thesupport compromised. further The Plenary development programmes, are not by researchers andothercapacity on HIVand AIDS, technicalsupport that nationalprocesses by Parliaments underscored theneedtoguaranteeing are sustainedover time, thePlenary and programmatic interventions parliament play inensuringthat central politicalrole thatnational AIDS ontheSADCRegion, andthe Cognisant oftheimpactHIVand Region. the youth intheaffairsofSADC continued inclusionofthevoice of governance, urged thePlenary of pluraldemocracyandinclusive the youth plays inSADCrespect In recognisingrole theimportant that and Development. ratify theSADCProtocol onGender fi cial languages oftheForum. fi ts for theSADC fi nancial Kenyan delegation. Hon. DavidEthuro Ekwee, headofthe nomads by nature. historically marginalised, huntersand former farmemployers. They were and dumpedalongtheroads by their previously farmlabourers dismissed living atUitkoms settlementare Otjozondjupa Region. The Sanpeople ofOkahandjainthe 166 kmnorth-east a SanResettlementcommunity some The Kenyan delegationvisitedUitkoms, their socio-economicsituation. assist pastoralcommunities toimprove legislative andpolicyframework that were keen onlearningaboutNamibia’s the east-Africannationlawmakers in aridandsemi-aridareas. Inaddition, agriculture, tourism, waterprovision and economicactivitiesrelated to representation, empowerment familiarising themselves withpastoral (nomad) community, were interested in from thatcountry’s Maasaipastoral The Kenyan Parliamentarians, mainly 39, 4millionpeople. Kenya hasapopulationoflittleover and policiesonpastoralpeople’s lives. year tostudyNamibianlegislation of Kenya visitedNamibiainMay this delegation from theNational Assembly A • Ambrosius Amutenja Communities PastoralOn Compare Laws Parliamentarians Kenyan fi ve-member parliamentary parliamentary ve-member and thearchaeological record, they According to Maasaioralhistory Turkana in west central Kenya. and Kalenjinwholive nearLake most directly related tothe Turkana Nilotic speakers andare linguistically The Maasaiare thesouthern-most open plaindisappears. more dif needs necessitate. This isbecoming nomadic herdsmen, moving astheir to education. They prefer toremain asopposed of economicsurvival cattle becauseitistheirmainsource andskysplit.the earth They worship cattle tothemfor safe keeping when that theirrainGodNgaigrantedall (africaguide.com), theMaasaibelieved Found mainly inSouthernKenya and othercommunities inKenya. closely resembled thatoftheMaasai the Ovahimbaandtheirlivelihood delegation wasfascinatedtolearnthat Ovahimba community. Here the with andtakingphotographs ofthe where they spendhalfaday interacting the Himba Village intheOkanguatiarea Hospital intheOpuwo Constituency, delegation visitedOpuwo District Constituency. From Sesfontein, the the Councillorfor theSesfontein The governor wasaccompaniedby government’s decentralisationpolicy. Dudu Murorua whobriefed them on callonGovernorpaid acourtesy In theKunene Region, thedelegation farming andgrazingmethods. of thefarmincrop production, cattle Forestry provides trainingtoresidents of Ministry Agriculture, Water and is kept inacommunity trustfund. The regions where allincomegenerated runs similarprojects insixother marginalised community. Government to supplementtheincomeofthis to attractingtouriststhearea and to introduce gamefarmingwithaview is busyupgradingitssurrounding fence 7000 hectare farmwhere government 20 percent belongtogovernment. Itisa 100 cattleand50smallstocksofwhich Settlement ishometo760residents, and aclinicwithnurse. Uitkoms settlement, aschoolwithtwo teachers constructed 32housesatthe The NamibianGovernment has fi cultinmoderntimesastheir Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 17

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 18 museums.” from simplewiththehelpof was very Understanding where Namibiacomes (Dr. SamNujoma) ruledfor 15years. in 1990andthatits that Namibiagainedherindependence and how they are doing. Iunderstand how they gainedtheirindependence understanding of African countriesand come tovisitNamibiahave abetter told ParliamentJournal: “We have school, 18-year oldKgaogelaMaputla Students Representative Councilatthe Spokesperson andPresident ofthe spokesperson. are doing, according tothelearners’ independence andtolearnhow they fellow African countriesgainedtheir gain abetterunderstandingofhow of thelearners’educationaltourto Namibia recently. The visitwaspart Province visitedtheParliament of High SchoolinSouth Africa’s Limpopo Oppenheimer Harry Agricultural A group of115learnersfrom the • Ambrosius Amutenja maize mealandricefor most. milk products whichnow includes consisted almostentirely ofmilkand esteemed cattle. Formerly, theirdiet are responsible for herding thehighly goats whiletheyoung menandboys and young children care for sheepand as livingatpeacewithnature. Women the Maasaiway oflife thatpaintsthem resistance hasledtoaromanticizing of with thechangingofseasons. This cattle herds across theopensavanna boundaries asthey move theirgreat and routinely ignore international the nationalparksinbothcountries demanded grazingrightstomany of lifestyle.more sedentary They have and Kenyan governments toadopta resisted theurgingof Tanzanian Maasai are pastoralistandhave also originatednearLake Turkana. Parliament TourLearners South African fi rt President rst Kenyan DeputyHighCommissioner Administration, Hon. Ben Amathila, the Natural Resources andPublic Standing CommitteeonEconomics, Assembly’s Chairpersonofthe accompanied by theNational The Kenyan delegationwas Commissioner toNamibia. Hussein Ali Mohamed; Hon. Nkoidila OleLankas; Ms. LilySambu, DeputyKenyan High Kenyan delegation(from left): DelegationSecretary, Ms. Perpetual Muiga; Hon. Chamber ofthe National Assembly. Students from South Oppenheimer Africa’s Harry inthe Agricultural HighSchool Namibia as a good country intermsof Namibia asagood country and leaderofthedelegation, described Mr. Rakgoale MokuadiBenny, ateacher but alsoinNamibia.” everywhere, notonly inSouth Africa, wasalmost understand thatapartheid case, comingtoNamibiahelpedme roots before you go elsewhere. Inthis it becauseyou must understandyour replied: “I personally believe itisworth to Namibiawasworththeeffort, he Responding towhethertheircoming the two countries. good relationship thatexistsbetween similar situationwiththeirsandthe benchmark onNamibiabecauseofthe Assembly. The delegationchoseto stafffrom theNational parliamentary to Namibia, Mrs. Lily Shambuandby African secondary schoollearners.African secondary two parents accompanied theSouth from Grades8-12. Sixteachersand science andagriculture. Ithostslearners specialised inteachingmathematics, High Schoolisagovernment school Oppenheimer Harry Agricultural Acre, OldLocationandParliament. the railway station, museum, Heroes famous sightsin Windhoek, including are joyful.” very The learnersvisited obeying thelaw, adding that “the people relations ofthecountry; thecentrality characterise theforeign policyand the principlesandpracticesthat as Namibia. Other themesincluded in aconstitutionaldemocracy, such for theSecuritySectorGovernance number ofthemesthatwere vital the workshop coalescedaround a for buildingcapacity inthelegislature, ofanongoing programmeAs part security sector. resource personsfrom across the on hisbehalf)andfacilitatedby various of theErongo Region(inaspeech read Hon. Samuel Nuuyoma, theGovernor 2010. The workshop wasopenedby place inSwakopmund from 2-6 August Affairs, Defence andSecuritytook Standing CommitteeonForeign in Namibia”for theNational Assembly under thetheme “Governing Security A successfulinductionworkshop • Prof. AndréduPisani Participants attheworkshop Participants Workshop Induction Conducts Committee Security committee also undertook insituvisits committee alsoundertook resource persons. To itscredit, the the knowledge andexperienceofthe the workshop bene syndicate work, to theparticipants that comprisedbrie Through aninteractive methodology Namibia. André duPisanifrom theUniversity of Affairs andImmigration; andProfessor ofHome intheMinistry Secretary Joseph Kasheya, DeputyPermanent of theNamibianDefence Force; Mr. Chief ofStaffOperationsand Training Police; MajorGeneralE.D. Ndaitwah, Inspector-General oftheNamibian General V, H. Hi [NCIS]);Intelligence Service Major- Director oftheNamibiaCentral of Foreign Affairs; Mr. BenLikando, Peya Mushelenga, DeputyMinister The resource personswere Hon. (SADC) andthe African Union(AU). African Development Community complexes suchastheSouthern mandates ofregional andcontinental how itrelates tothearchitecture and security complexinNamibiaand and budgetingthepolitico- introduction todefence economics securityproviders;statutory an intelligence anditsrelation toother and theirreferents; theprimacyof different constructsofsecurity gradation inthecontextofNamibia; oversight andits of parliamentary fi fi tted greatly from ngs, lectures and fi naa Deputy ndaka, Hon. Peya Mushelenga Adenauer Foundation inNamibia. effectively co-organizedby theKonrad workshop wasgenerously fundedand ofSwakopmund.facility north The desalination to thestate-of-the-art to a a work planfor thecommitteeand of Parliament; reviewing andderiving hints onbeinganeffective Member Other objectives includedtipsand vis-à-vis thecommittee’s mandate. to review Namibia’s constitutionalism mandate tothemembersaswell as to brie their termsofreference andmandate; was toorientcommitteememberswith The objective oftheinductioncourse established in2007. Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) Parliament ofNamibiaandthe a jointprogramme between the Capacity Building”,Parliamentary in thecontextof “Continuous 27 July 2010. The coursewas held for itsmembersin Tsumeb from 26- Legal Affairs heldan induction course Committee onConstitutionaland The National Assembly Standing NakutiAshipala • Saima Induction Course Induction Committee Holds Legal Affairs fi shing company in Walvis Bay and fl y introduce parliamentandits Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 19

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 20 Governments. Petitions; andRegionalLocal Broadcasting; Justice; Ombudsman; Commission; Information and for the Attorney-General; Electoral (SOEs) andParastatalsresponsible Agencies, State-OwnedEnterprises relevant totheOf any matterthecommitteedeems as toconsider, consultandliaiseon of thecommitteeclearly cameout the presentations made, theduties members. From thestatutesand duties ofthecommitteeandits around themandateandcertain The workshop discussionsfocused amongst committeemembers. enhancing co-operationandcollegiality belated swearing-in ceremony.belated swearing-in DTA President Katuutire Kaura (right) Katuutire Kauratogetherwithparty Shivute swore President inparty Assembly. The ChiefJustice Peter duly electedMembersof theNational were sworn inon29June 2010as (DTA)Democratic Turnhalle Alliance Two parliamentarian-electsfrom the fi cs Ministries, ces, fl anked by hisparty Vice-President PhillemonMoongo attractedtheir mediaattentionduring was explainedandunderstoodthat committee andwasagreed upon. It A work planwasdraftedfor the Parliament. to becomeaneffective Memberof National Assembly, presented onhow Johan De Waal, former Memberofthe and functionsofParliamentarians. Mr. elaborative presentation ontherole Mr. McHenry Venaani, alsomadean oversight. Former DTA lawmaker, are representation, lawmaking and roles ofParliamentarians–which by parliament; andalsoonthetriple Constitution andthelaws passed relationship between theNamibian the SADCPFpresented onthe Mr. Barney Karuuombefrom the National Assembly elected through swearing-in ceremony ofMembers its boycott ofthe19March 2010 follows theDTA’s withdrawal from members.party The swearing-in ceremony witnessed by someordinary Vice-President PhillemonMoongo ina From TheChambers from thesecretariat alsoattended. Josef MotingaandMr. ManasseZeraeua Sylvia Makgone, andFestus Ueitele. Mr. Lucia Witbooi, Billy Mwaningange, Kavetuna,Manombe-Ncube, Alexia Ulenga, IgnatiusShixwameni, Juliet Parliamentarians ElifasDingara, Ben Those whoattendedwere effective committeeservices. through services parliamentary committee membersandenhancing this nature are essentialinequipping it generates; henceworkshops of could only beaseffective asthedebate However, itwasalsofelt, acommittee that injectvibrancyinParliament. committees were indeedtheengines irregularities” intheelectoralprocess. election results, alleging “rigging and have rejected theNovember 2009 and eightotheropposition parties National Assembly elections. The DTA the November 2009Presidential and March 2000. June 2010. Ms. PrincejoinedtheNationalCouncilin to theChairmanofNationalCouncilfrom 2005to the NationalCouncil(2000-2005)andSpecial Assistant Prince hasbeen Administrative to Assistant toSecretary with effect from 1June 2010tojointheprivatesector. Ms. Ms. JacquiPrincehas resigned from theNationalCouncil Ms. JacquiPrince Staff ontheMove resigned from theNationalCouncilinJune thisyear. System) Operator. Hereplaces Ms. JacquiPrincewho andGIS(Geographic Information Aided Designer(CAD) been working for theCityof Windhoek asComputer Chairman’s Of the ChairmanofNationalCouncilinDirectorate Mbingeneeko hasbeenappointed Special Assistant to With effect from 1July 2010, Mr. Himuvi Abednego Mr. Himuvi Abednego Mbingeneeko and Information Services sinceJulyand Information Services 2003. Chief Information Of with effect from 14May 2010. Dr. Mwangehasbeen ofDefencefrom theNationalCounciltoMinistry Dr. Vincent Mwangehasbeentransferred onpromotion Dr. Mwange Vincent fi ce. Since June 2003, Mr. Mbingeneeko had fi cer intheDirectorate General Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 21

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 22 in December2008. August 2010. Mr. Haukena joinedtheNational Assembly witheffectDirectorate from CommitteeServices 1 to thepositionof Clerkatthe Assistant Parliamentary National Assembly, hasbeentransferred andappointed atthe andComputerServices Director of Library Mr. Tutu Haukena, theformerto the PrivateSecretary Mr. TutuHaukena year. this ofEducationinFebruary promotion totheMinistry Mr. NdinomwaameniShinimewhowastransferred on at thePolytechnic ofNamibia. Mr. Shindumereplaces employee andathird year B-Tech student part-time effect from 21June 2010. Mr. Shindumeisa attheNationalCouncil with and Information Services as Assistant Accountant intheDirectorate ofGeneral Mr. Tudiminapo Amenenge Shindumehasbeen appointed Mr. TudiminapoShindume Amenenge Staff ontheMove fi rst-time Council in April 2004. effect from 1July 2010. Ms. Visser joined the National attheNationalCouncilwith Directorate LegalServices Chief LegalCounseltointhe Ms. Wilmary Visser hasbeenpromoted from Deputy Ms. Visser Wilmary inMarch ofMinesandEnergy 2007.Ministry as ChiefControl Of worked for theNationalCouncilfrom 1995to2007 Shinyala isnotnew toparliamentenvironment. He National Assembly, effective from 1 August 2010. Mr. atthe Clerk intheDirectorate CommitteesServices on promotion tothepositionofPrincipalParliamentary Minister of Works and Transport, hasbeentransferred Mr. GeorgeShinyala, formerly Personal Assistant tothe Mr. GeorgeShinyala fi cer before histransfer tothe Staff ontheMove Counsel inJuly 2005. and Attorney-General totheNationalCouncilasLegal transferred onpromotion ofJustice from theMinistry Principal LegalCounselintheNationalCouncil. Hewas 2010.January In April 2007, Mr. Chakawaspromoted to Advisor totheNamibia CompanyAirports effective from December 2009andhassincebeenappointed asLegal Mr. BrianChakaresigned from theNationalCouncilin Mr. BrianChaka Assembly. in the National the Directorate CommitteeServices Mr. Tutu Haukena whohassincebeentransferred to witheffect fromServices 1 August 2010. Shereplaces andComputer totheDirectorSecretary ofLibrary transferred andappointed inthepositionofPrivate and Of Ms. HildeKazongominja, formerly atypistat Auxiliary Ms. HildeKazongominja fi attheNational ce Services Assembly, hasbeen Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 23

Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 24 Cabinet refers thedraftlaw tothe and submitsittoCabinetfor approval. The responsible ministerdraftsalaw The Cabinet before Parliament. to thepubliclaw they plantotable input. However, notallministriesreveal consultative meetingstoobtainpublic draft laws for publiccommentsorhold intended law. Someministriescirculate lobbying andconsultationsonthe minister undertakes aseriesof to theConstitution. The responsible that theintendeddraftlaw conforms Attorney-General isthere toensure General’s Of fi need for anew legislation. The minister whenaministerdeterminesthe starts In practice, thelawmaking process a law. Commission (LRDC)canalsosuggest the Law Reform andDevelopment Cabinet, aGovernment Agency or Bill”. Inaddition, thePresident, the which isknown asa “Private Member’s organisation (NGO)canpropose alaw private citizenoranon-governmental of Parliament(MP)canpropose alaw, a a government bill; Member anordinary a ministercanpropose alaw through introduced toParliamentintwo ways: A billisaproposal for alaw. Billsare How aBillBecomesLaw Constitution. should conform totheNamibian law inNamibia. All laws inNamibia Namibian Constitutionisthehighest and order withinagiven society. The purpose oflaw istomaintainpeace orsocietymust obey.country The system ofrulesthateveryone inagiven A law canbede Reporter • Staff Namibia Process in The Lawmaking rst consultswith the Attorney- fi ce for legaladvice. The fi ned asthewhole public document. ministerintroducesWhen thesponsoring thebillin National Assembly, itbecomes introduced intheNational Assembly Bill needsnoCabinetapproval. A bill is calleda “bill”. A PrivateMember’s the National Assembly, thedraftlaw before theNational Assembly. Once, in sponsoring ministertablesthedraftlaw After approval by Cabinet, the The NationalAssembly for tablingbefore Parliament. completed, thedraft law isthenready stages. When thedrafting process is be suggestedateachofthesedrafting for approval. Changestothedraftmay the CCLand Attorney-General sent backtothesponsoringministry, draft prepared by legaldraftersisthen drafters to ofJustice arrangesThe Ministry legal Justice for drafting. of then forwarded totheMinistry resolution approving thedraftlaw are prepared for theCCLandCabinet The draftlaw, themotivation letter entire Cabinetapproves itinprinciple. CCL approves thedraftlaw, thenthe until theCCLapproves it. Oncethe Justice. Nodraftlaw willmove forward Attorney-General, andtheMinisterof Minister of Trade andIndustry, the three ontheCCL: peopleserve the consultations are necessary. Normally, or whetherlegaladvicefurther draft law shouldbetaken toCabinet; law. The CCLdecideswhether the explaining thenecessityfor thedraft (CCL) withamotivationletter Cabinet CommitteeonLegislation fi nalise thedraftlaw. The When theprincipleofbillis The CommitteeStage examination. Committeefor detailed Parliamentary the billmay bereferred toarelevant without changes. Duringthisstage, within 30days ofrejection withor However, itmay bere-introduced said tohave beentaken “off thetable”. of thememberspresent, theBillis If abillisrejected by more thanhalf approve orreject thebillinprinciple. scrutiny. MembersoftheHousecan Committeefor further Parliamentary voted onorreferred toanappropriate are seriousobjections, thebilliseither discuss thedetailsofbill. Ifthere of thebill. At thisstage, members tables thebillexplainsnecessity Minister oraPrivateMemberwho At theSecondReadingstage, the stage. debate aboutthebilltakes placeatthis the publicwhohasinterest init. No bill canbeavailed toany memberof public document. At thisstage, the introduces thebillanditbecomes minister oraprivatemember read for the During theFirstReading, thebillis these stages. of thebillatbeginningeach the National Assembly reads thetitle Third ReadingStages. to The Secretary First Reading, SecondReading, andthe passes through three stages–the fi rst time. The sponsoring days todebatean Appropriation Bill. National Counciltakes maximum 30 the NationalCouncilfor review. The approved the bill, itisreferred to Once theNational Assembly has The NationalCouncil this stage. debateisallowedNo further during House isrequired toapprove thebill. At thisstageamajorityvote ofthe the billproceeds tothe Third Reading. House adoptstherecommendations, main principleofthebill. Oncethe Committee doesnotdealwiththe Committee. However, aParliamentary clauses ofthebillto Whole House recommend changesonspeci CommitteemayParliamentary On thebasisofits to in Council National Assembly/National groups canlobby any Memberofthe public hearings. Interested personsor by inviting individualsorby holding from orthebroader experts public and soon. Committees seekinput as economics, human resources are created for speci documents indetails. Committees House toexaminebillsandother from inthe allpoliticalparties topics.certain Membersare elected who have specialknowledge on groups ofMembersParliament Committeesare smaller Parliamentary detailed discussions. Committeefor bill toaParliamentary House Committeemay alsorefer a minister.sponsoring TheWhole to abillatthisstage, includingthe the Housecanpropose amendment on different topics. Any Memberof establish committeestoconsiderbills National Councilhave thepowers to Both theNational Assembly andthe referred toasPresiding Of of theNational Assembly are also National CouncilandtheSpeaker Committee. The Chairpersonofthe Chairperson chairsthe Whole House leave andtheDeputySpeaker/Vice- The Speaker/Chairperson asksfor House examineitclause-by-clause. Committee. Here, allMembersofthe approved, itgoes tothe Whole House fl uence changeonabill. fi c areas such fi nig, a ndings, fi cers. fi c the Republictosignitintolaw. The approved billtothePresident of The National Assembly sendsthe The President shall notbeincorporatedinthebill. the NationalCouncil, theamendments reject theproposed amendmentsby Members oftheNational Assembly reconsideration, two-thirds ofthe to adopttheamendments. If, after National Assembly isnotobliged discussion.further However, the back totheNational Assembly for bill withamendments, thebillissent If theNationalCouncilpasses sends ittothePresident for signature. sent backtoNational Assembly who then itispassed. The approved billis the NationalCouncilapproves thebill, of thebill. Iftwo thirds ofMembers bill; andthird, objecttotheprinciple bill); second, suggestchangestothe approve theBillasis(con back totheNational Assembly: different actionsbefore sendingabill The NationalCouncilmay take three arises. hearings onagiven billiftheneed National Councilcanholdpublic Committeeofthe A Parliamentary Stage andthe Third ReadingStages. Reading, SecondReading, Committee These are theintroduction, First followed intheNational Assembly. National Councilare thesameasthose The legislative stagesfollowed inthe Council maximum 90days todebate. The otherbillstake theNational maximum 90 daystodebateotherbills. The NationalCounciltakes maximum 30days todiscussan Appropriation Billand fi rming the rming fi rst, history. independent Namibianlegislative has notbeenexperiencedyet in into law. Interestingly, thisscenario to thePresident toeffectively signit the Constitution, theBillissentback court bill cannotbecomelaw. However, ifthe con determines thatthebillisinfact be asked tointervene. Ifthecourt with theConstitution, may thecourt bill whichhe/shethinksisincon In casethePresident refuses tosigna The Courts the lawmaking process. which theexecutive contributesto the President isoneway through Government Gazette. Signature by force from thedateindicatedin of Parliament. The law comesinto Government Gazette–asan Act of law. The new law ispublishedinthe bill andsignsit, thebillbecomes law. IfthePresident agrees withthe prevent thatbillfrom becoming the billasis, thenthePresident cannot the National Assembly againapproves However, iftwo thirds ofMembers not signedby thePresident. may make somechangestothebill on itagain. The National Assembly it, theNational Assembly must vote disagrees withabillandrefuses tosign the National Assembly. 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Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 26 Legislative Assemblies. Between 1926andbeginning of November 1989, the “Tintenpalast” South hadbeentheseatofapartheid Africa-appointed Building Parliament Evolution of constructed atasiteonmountain administration buildingwould be News spread thatagovernment Deutsche Mark. was completedatacostof450000 construction invited andSander&Kock, aGerman plan. Tenders for constructionwere affect summoned Redecker toGermany to of StateFriedrichvon Lindequist, lighting. ImperialGerman Secretary to cost-effectiveness, suitability and Redecker –aGermanarchitect –due Berlin approved thedesignby Gotlieb A Germanarchitecture of submitted tothe “Reichskolonialamt”. Originally, three designswere Africa”. Building for then “German South West the constructionofan Administration Bruno von Schuckmannannounced In 1910, GermanImperialGovernor Reporter • Staff fi nal alterationtotheoriginal fi rm, won it. The building fi c in ce the Administrator-General. administrative of in 1925. Itwasfollowed by various was only moved intothebuilding 1915. A new Legislative Assembly of Germantroops atKhorabinJuly was disbandedfollowing thesurrender Tintenpalast. However, theLandesrat assembled for the On 11May 1914, the “Landesrat” 1915). under Governor Theodor Seitz(1904- Cameroon thenwasaGermancolony from Germany andtheCameroon. other materialswere imported and sandthatwere locally produced, the complex. Exceptfor wood, lime after noticingtypewriters entering building “Tintenpalast” (InkPalace) Windhoek residents nicknamedthe was completedaheadofschedule. November 1913, construction withconstruction.started By On 17 April 1912Sander&Kock Landesrat itselfhadendorsed. Voigts, joinedthepetitionwhich Member oftheLandesrat, Mr. Gustav be centrally located. A prominent that theadministrationbuilding in apetition. The petitiondemanded protested atthemove andhanded German MembersoftheLandesrat, Klein Windhoek. Citizens, including slope dividingcentral Windhoek from fi ces, includingthatof fi rst timeinthe Additional source: Justus Grebe. of 2011. this upgradeisexpectedby theend the NationalCouncil. Completionof with disabilitiestotheChamberof a lifttoallow accessby peopleliving year witnessedanupgradetoinstall of renovation andvarious tothelibrary National Assembly in2004. A major disabilities totheChamberof provide accesstopeoplelivingwith the installationofarampandliftto by thenPresident SamNujoma; and Chamber oftheNationalCouncil completion andinaugurationofthe example, December1996saw the original Germanarchitecture. For of renovations, buthasretained its building hasgone through anumber were extended. Since1985the In 1950thetwo wingsofthebuilding shapes. was completedwithitsdifferent 1934 thedevelopment ofthegardens during South African rulein1931. In Parliament Buildingwasdeveloped Parliament Gardens infront ofthe (TGNU) ofSouth West Africa. The Government ofNationalUnity late, itwastheseatof Transitional appointed Legislative Assembly. Of been theseatofSouth African- Since 1926, the “Tintenpalast” had fi ces wasdonein2009. The same Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010

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Parliament Journal Parliament Vol.8 May No.2 -August 2010 Journal 28 Students fromNamibiaEvangelicalTheologicalSeminarytouredparliamentinJuly2010.