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REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA BUDGET STATEMENT FOR VOTE 01: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT FOR THE 2019/2020 FINANCIAL YEAR BY HON.

MARTIN ANDJABA, MINISTER IN THE PRESIDENCY 23 APRIL 2019 WINDHOEK *Check Against Delivery Honourable Speaker; and pleasure is with honour that for Vote 01: Office of the President I rise to table the It budget estimates in this august Assembly for the 2019/2020 Financial Year.
I am tabling this budget estimates just a few days after His Excellency President Hage G. Geingob delivered his annual State of the Nation Address in which he not only updated the public on the state of the nation, of but also emphasised, and accountability in public service delivery.

transparency I am also presenting this budget estimates well aware of the need for us as a nation to strive to do more with less.
the importance among others, for approval this year three years, has declared the last as the year of Our President accountability.

Over the government took not only bold and difficult decisions, but crucial and the complex sets of domestic decisions external to our economy.

These decisions were based on the need to resuscitate inclusive economic growth and job creation, long-term fiscal as well as ensure sustainability.
to address shocks that I wish to inform this august Assembly, this budget estimates makes provision for the following components in the Presidency, namely the Private Office of the President; Former Presidents Support Office of the Vice-President; Intelligence Service Services Directorate; Namibia Central for State House (NCIS) and the Departments Services, Policy and Administration, Research and Media Liaison.
The Office of the Minister in the Presidency is part and parcel of these administrative components.

and Executive responsible 1 for Communities (2018/2019), the Divisions Marginalized the previous As noted in my budget motivation I wish to inform this House Financial Year and that Disability Affairs have now been officially transferred to the Office of the Vice President with the view to accelerate for these special implementation of targeted programmes these units are groups.
Together with Veterans Affairs, a different now budgeted for Accounting Officer.

and accountability, Vote 31 is tabled and motivated separately, and therefore, I will in the next few days table the Budget Estimates for Vote 31. under Vote 31, with In order to ensure transparency I also wish to mention that although Veterans Affairs, Affairs Disability Marginalized divisions have a separate budget vote, it should be noted that these units are still part of the Presidency.
Communities and Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee; As noted earlier, backdrop tabled public measures to priority resource economic growth and job creation.

the 201912020 Financial Year budget was consolidation the ensure and reduce spur that will against to allocation fiscal expenditure areas of I wish to inform the House that committed to efficient and effective implementation but programmes, allocated resources as delineated in our 2017/18-2021/22 Strategic Plan.
the Presidency is not only of the the limited to achieve our set objectives also to do more within in order 2 innovation and accountability We will not relent, but continue to embrace the ethos of to ensure that hard work, we do not compromise on the provision of quality support services to the Head of State to effectively discharge his constitutional mandate.

We will also continue to ensure are former that provided with necessary support services.
the Vice President Presidents and is that despite to note stringent important fiscal It three measures adopted by our government over the past the years, notable results have been realized.

For example, Hon.

Minister of Finance noted in his budget speech that the budget deficit has been narrowed from 8.1 percent in in the 2018/2019 Financial Year, 2015/2016 to 4.1 percent whereas growth in public debt stock slowed to an average two (2) years compared to an of 11.2 percent three (3) years.
average of 30.1 percent These that everything is possible if we hold hands, put our shoulders to the wheel and pull in the same direction in the spirit of in our collective Harambee endeavour as our President to improve service delivery to all our people.

in the previous commendable achievements emphasised, demonstrate in the past Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee; to submit is now my pleasure under Vote 01.
The Office of the President It outlined in the Appropriation Bill representing Programmes allocated a total budget (Four Hundred and Sixty Nine Thousand Namibian Dollars) 2019/2020 Financial Year.
the budget estimates as different is of N$435,369,000-00 and Thirty Five Million, Three Hundred the estimates for 3 an increase of 7 percent or N$29,836,000- This represents and Thirty-Six 00 (Twenty-Nine Million, Eight Hundred to compared Thousand N$405,533,000-00 (Four Hundred and Five Million, Five Hundred and Thirty-Three Thousand Namibian Dollars) allocated in the 2018/2019 Financial Year.
Namibian Dollars), total allocation, N$345,369,000-00 the and Forty Five Million, Three Hundred (Three Out of and Hundred is Operational Sixty Nine Thousand Namibian Dollars) the remaining N$90,000,000-00 (Ninety Budget, whereas is Development Budget.
These Million Namibian Dollars) figures a decrease of N$31,650,000-00 (Thirty- represent One Million, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Namibian in the Operational Budget, and an increase of Dollars) N$61, 486, 000-00 (Sixty-One Million, Four Hundred and the Eighty Development Budget, as compared to the last Financial Year.

Namibian Thousand Dollars) Six in Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee; Allow me to turn my focus to the various Programmes funded under Vote 01: Office of the President.
Programme 1: Supervision and Support Services There are two sub-programmes Support Services and State Security Management.

under this allocation, i.e.

4 fumport Services The allocation to this sub-programme (Sixty-One Million, Six Hundred Thousand Namibian Dollars) only.
is N$61, 638,000-00 Eight and Thirty purposes for operational is to support of Government, the as the apex of the interests The objective of this sub-programme Executive Branch executive political authority to act in the national and uphold the dignity of the Office of the President.
I further wish to inform the House that additional activities also, include carrying out executive under this Programme and procurement assignments, maintenance requirements, infrastructure of and improvement of public service delivery.
providing logistical building, capacity for State Security Management the State Security Management sub-programme, (Two Hundred is allocated a total amount of Five and Seventy Five Namibian and Twenty Under the Office of the President N$225, 875,000-00 Million, Eight Hundred Dollars).

Of this amount, N$135, 875,000-00 (One Hundred Thirty Five Million, Eight Hundred Thousand Namibian Dollars) expenses, while the remaining N$90,000,000-00 Million Development Budget.
and and Seventy Five is allocated for operational (Ninety the Namibian provided Dollars) for is 5 is to ensure I wish to inform this House that programme Intelligence Service (NCIS) detects and identifies or potential contribute stability in the country.
the objective of this the Namibia Central threats to the security of Namibia and thereby and of peace, threats to the maintenance security that Therefore, relate Namibia's the main activities under to effective gathering of integrity and national intelligence interests.

territorial this Programme to protect Programme 02: Protection of the National Constitution has been and continues fundamental a noble call The Namibian Constitution hailed as one of the most progressive world, guaranteeing freedoms.
Therefore, protect the and purpose of this Programme 5 of Chapter provisions of peace, stability and foster good governance.

to be in the and to The to com ply with relevant other as well as to maintain national Constitution.
is therefore and constitutions human to all Namibians the Constitution the Constitution, preserve rights an amount Twenty is allocated and of The Office of the President Four N$124,571,OOO-OO (One Hundred Seventy One Thousand Million, Five Hundred expenditures, whereas Namibian Dollars the Office of the Vice-President is allocated an amount of N$9,426,OOO-OO(Nine Million, Four Hundred and Twenty under Six Namibian Dollars) this Programme.
for operational for operational expenditures and 6 of to, the executive execution include, but not The main activities under this programme functions, limited undertaking or hosting of State and Official Visits in order to strengthen and consolidate diplomatic relations with the trade, international investments of out SADC, including mandated spearheading and preserve peace and stability in the region.

and development.
and development.

As Chair and the President functions regional economic integration is also expected community economic to carry promote regional of our body to Programme 03: Democracy Consolidation and Promotion in Namibia Governance Transparency democratic continue to promote, governance to further deepen peace and stability.

is based on the rule of law.

of that we democratic are is, therefore, consolidate and nurture and governance.
core critical accountability pillars It this Programme, Under (Thirteen Million, Namibian Thousand Directorate: Former operational purposes.

an amount of N$13, 859,000-00 Fifty Nine and the to allocated for Services Eight Hundred is Dollars) Support Presidents are, among others, the Offices of Namibia's The objectives of this programme to Former Heads of ensure that State are properly maintained and provided with efficient services.
The main activities under and effective support this programme • Serving Council; include but not limited to: the Presidential as Members Advisory of • Performing ceremonial functions as per invitation from 7 public and private sectors; to official • Attending outside functions Namibia, such as those assigned to our statesmen by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the African Union (AU), among others.
inside and Honourable Chairperson of the Whole House Committee, Year Financial that with the resources the I have no doubt 2019/2020 complement we would be able to provide support Government Namibia to social prosperity.

allocated for the staff dedicated the necessary and advisory services to the Head of State and to fulfil his constitutional mandate in steering and I now call upon all members of this august Assembly to for Vote 01: budget the 2019/2020 support Office of the President.
allocation I thank you.

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