Namibia: MP marathon: National budget debate drags on until 05h00 as parliament pushes to beat recess deadline – National

While the nation was sleeping on Wednesday, members of the National Assembly were in the ‘august House’ dissecting the national budget for the new financial year.

Discussions between members of parliament (MPs) young and old kicked off at 14h30 and dragged on until 05h00 yesterday morning.

Some ‘honourable members’ with chronic conditions asked that the session be adjourned so they could go home to take their medicine, but this request was overruled by the majority who wanted…