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10 – 2023 SEVENTH SESSION, SEVENTH PARLIAMENT REPUBLIC OF NAMIBIA MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY WEDNESDAY, 8 MARCH 2023 The Assembly met pursuant to the adjournment.

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The Deputy Speaker took the Chair and read the Prayer and Affirmation.
Announcement by the Deputy Speaker in terms of Rule 20(b) of the Standing Rules and Orders: The Deputy Speaker reminded the Members that as was announced yesterday by the Speaker, the group called End Period Poverty have placed boxes in the lobby of the Chamber and the Office of the Speaker for Members to voluntarily deposit sanitary care products into these boxes.

The group is collecting sanitary care products for the female learners of Baumgartsbrunn Primary School outside Windhoek.
The boxes will be collected on Friday, 10 March 2023.

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Hon.

Tweya laid upon the Table for consideration on 4 April 2023: Report of the Select Committee of the National Assembly on the mass resignation of fishermen employed under the Government Employment Redressing Program in Walvis Bay.

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NOTICES OF QUESTIONS: (i) Hon.

Hamata (PDM) to ask the Minister of Urban and Rural Development (No.

45).

(ii) Hon.

Dienda (PDM) to ask the Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety and Security (No.

46).
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FIRST ORDER READ: Resumption of Debate on Second Reading – Appropriation Bill [B.

1 – 2023].

Question before the Assembly on Tuesday, 7 March 2023, as moved by the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises (page 10): That the Bill be read a Second Time.

On the motion of Hon.

Diergaardt, seconded by Hon.

Moongo, debate adjourned to Thursday, 9 March 2023.

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SECOND ORDER deferred by Hon.

Kooper on behalf of Hon.

Dr. Ndjoze-Ojo to Tuesday, 14 March 2023.

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THIRD ORDER READ: 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.

Question before the Assembly on Tuesday, 28 February 2023, as moved by the Hon.

McHenry Venaani (page 8): That the Motion be adopted.

On the motion of Hon.

Dienda, seconded by Hon.

Van Wyk debate adjourned to Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

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FIRST NOTICE OF A MOTION: The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services moved, seconded by Hon.

Tjiveze: 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.

On the motion of Hon.

Moongo, seconded by Hon.

Van Wyk debate adjourned to Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

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SECOND NOTICE OF A MOTION: The Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services moved, seconded by Hon.
Mukwilongo: 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.

On the motion of Hon.

Van Wyk, seconded Hon.

Dienda, debate adjourned to Tuesday, 4 April 2023.

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In terms of Rule 90(a) of the Standing Rules and Orders, the Deputy Speaker adjourned the Assembly at 17:47 until Thursday, 9 March 2023.

MS. L. KANDETU Secretary of the National Assembly Compiled by I. Nehoya