Outgoing president Nangolo Mbumba has urged politicians to fight their battles in the National Assembly rather than courtrooms.
Mbumba said this while delivering his last speech in the National Assembly yesterday.
He urged parliamentarians to debate and discuss issues affecting them in the August house and not take issues to court, saying legislators should be able to find solutions for the sake of the nation.
Mbumba said, as his political career comes to a close and he prepares to become a normal citizen, he encourages current and future parliamentarians to continue using the National Assembly and the National Council as platforms to advance the ideals of unity, liberty, equality and justice as enshrined in the Constitution.
Mbumba said current and future generations of legislators must advance the ethos of parliament to ensure economic freedom of all Namibians.
“They must continue to fight against the vices of racism, tribalism, division and corruption to honour the noble values for which many heroes and heroines have sacrificed their lives,” he said.
Mbumba is set to vacate the presidential seat on 21 March to president-elect Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah.
He said despite facing victories and defeats, Namibia has always marched on and he expressed his confidence that citizens will maintain peace and stability.
Mbumba described his journey as emotional and one of the darkest periods in the history of independent Namibia following the deaths of president Hage Geingob in 2024 and founding president Sam Nujoma in 2025.
“I had promised my wife and family that my career as a politician would end with the term office of president Geingob.
Certainly, it is ending with the term of office of president Geingob, albeit in a manner which I did not foresee or expect,” he said.
Popular Democratic Movement president McHenry Venaani says the two occasions Mbumba stood behind the caskets of two presidents inspired the nation during challenging times.
He commends Mbumba’s leadership and bids him a well-deserved rest after an impressive political career.
The term of the seventh National Assembly officially ends today, with new members of parliament set to be sworn in tomorrow.
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