NEFF's MP Kalimbo Ipumbu the Upstream Bill amendment

Podcast: Desert FM 95.3 · Desert FM 95.3

Opublikowano: 2026-10-21

Following the heated passage of the petroleum amendment bill in the National Assembly, which secured 50 votes to place the upstream petroleum unit under the Office of the President despite an opposition walkout, Desert FMspeaks to member of parliament Kalimbo Iipumbu, for the Namibia Economic Freedom Fighters (NEFF). Iipumbu breaks down the NEFF's pivotal decision to vote alongside the ruling party, asserting that being in opposition does not mean opposing every legislative proposal automatically. He emphasises that as Namibia enters a historic economic era of major oil discoveries, centralising management within the presidency under president Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah’s ad...