NC rejects unconstitutional bill

The National Council yesterday unanimously agreed that the Namibian Citizenship Amendment Bill is unconstitutional.
They voted to reject the principle of the bill, a move that has received widespread praise from lawmakers and civil society.
University of Namibia law professor Nico Horn praised the National Council for having “stood their ground” despite rumoured pressure to let the bill pass.
He said the National Council, which in the past had often been seen as a rubber stamp of the National Assembly, “executed its constitutional mandate in an exceptional manner”.
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