Source document: https://docs-lawep.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/1698831441282.pdf (Namibia)
– 11 – Tuesday, 28 February 2023 No.

4 – 2023 SEVENTH SESSION, SEVENTH PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA ORDER PAPER OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2023 (14:30 – 17:45) NOTICES OF MOTIONS I.

Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform: That this Assembly – Agree to the Accession to the 1992 Convention on the Protection and use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes, as amended along with decision VI/3 clarifying the accession procedure.

II.

Hon.
II.

Hon.

Kauandenge: That this Assembly – Discusses the establishment of a Genocide Memorial Museum for the 1904 genocide perpetuated against the OvaHerero and Nama community.

ORDER OF THE DAY Resumption of debate on the need to put flood control and management measures that are sufficient, and to provide financial aid to the affected communities – [Minister of Agriculture, Water and Land Reform].

_____________________________ WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH 2023 NOTICES OF MOTIONS I. Hon.
Smit: That this Assembly – Discusses that this House carries out a comprehensive inquiry into all aspects of the procedures dictating the tender awarding processes of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia.

There is growing public concern regarding the operations and decisions of the Central Procurement Board of Namibia, which was established by the Public Procurement Act 15 of 2015.
Distrust, perceptions of procedural unfairness, corruption, insider trading and manipulation, are regular themes of public discourse as it relates to the tender awarding process.

It is against this background that an inquiry is of urgency.

Further, that this Motion be referred to the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further scrutiny and report back.

II.

Hon.
II.

Hon.

Smit: That this Assembly – Discusses that this House carries out an investigation and full audit of the expenditure of the N$14.1 Billion budget allocated to the Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture for education – with a comprehensive view into infrastructure and textbook expenditure.

That this audit is tasked to a team comprised of the Auditor General along with 2 – 3 retired judges, who will submit their report to the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament, who will report to this House.
Further, that this Motion be referred to the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further scrutiny and report back.

III.

Hon.

Kavekotora: That this Assembly – Deliberate and find solutions to the devastating effect the increasing seal population has on the sustainable harvesting of our fish stock.

Our fish is facing depletion if remedial actions are not taken as a matter of urgency.
That this Motion be referred to a relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further investigation and report back to this august House.

IV.

Deputy Minister of Works and Transport: That this Assembly – Discuss the possibility to investigate the overcharges, and unethical multiple charges resulting into over profiteering by Commercial Banks in Namibia’s perpetual colonial legacy of class and race discrimination against their clients.
ORDER OF THE DAY Resumption of debate on the current deep crisis in our education sector with a view to find long term interventions to overcome post-COVID 19 impact within the education system – [Hon.

Tjirare].

_____________________________ THURSDAY, 2 MARCH 2023 ORDER OF THE DAY Resumption of Debate on Second Reading – Appropriation Bill [B.

1 – 2023] – [Hon.

Smit].

_____________________________ TUESDAY, 7 MARCH 2023 NOTICES OF MOTIONS I.
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services: That this Assembly – Discusses: - - The necessity for those OMAs that have Workplace Policy on HIV and AIDS to review that policy and expand it to an inclusive employee wellness program; and Encourage those OMAs where wellness programs do not exist, to start implementing workplace wellness programs.

That this Motion be referred to a relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further exploration and report back to this House.

II.
II.

Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services: That this Assembly discusses and debates: - - - Whether the Human Wildlife Conflict Policy is adequately applied to mitigate Human - Wildlife Conflict (HWC); The systemic solutions with affected communities as active and equal participants in the process; and The need to review the policy, to elevate the problem of human-wildlife conflict and give it the attention it deserves in national processes.
That this Motion be referred to a relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee for further exploration and report back to this House.

_____________________________ TUESDAY, 14 MARCH 2023 NOTICE OF A MOTION Hon.

Muharukua: That this Assembly – Discusses the level, impact, and means to deter stock theft that is ravaging our communities and the impact of our current legislative framework to combat stock theft.
That the Motion be referred to a relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee to propose recommendations to this august House after conducting diligent work on the subject matter.

Finally, that the relevant Parliamentary Standing Committee, in conformity with the rule be encouraged to have associate Members of Parliament to contribute to its works.

_____________________________