Although the movement towards public asset declarations in Namibia is gathering steam, many of those whose financial statements would be made public remain suspicious and reluctant.
Members of parliament are required to declare their assets.
But the Institute of Public Policy Research (IPPR) found that most of the 42 members of the National Council said they had nothing to disclose.
The IPPR said 418 of the 546 entries on the declaration forms that can be scrutinised by the public consisted of “nothing to disclose”.
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