The National Assembly on Tuesday started off on a rocky note as the Speaker, Professor Peter Katjavivi, asked Landless People's Movement (LPM) MP Henny Seibeb to refrain from cursing and using foul language in the house.

This instruction led LPM leader Bernadus Swartbooi and his right-hand man, Seibeb, to walk out of parliament.

Seibeb, who is alleged to have insulted a fellow MP and threatened to harm him on Monday, was asked to withdraw the statement, which he refused.

Bernadus Swartbooi, coming to his defence, reminded Professor Katjavivi that often they get insults from other parliamentarians, and the speaker allegedly does not react the same way.

The speaker, however, said these words were used on Monday, and he had to go back to confirm.

Pleading with Seibeb and Swartbooi to listen to his request proved futile.

The pair, followed by other LPM MPs, then, in a huff, walked out.

The House proceeded with other matters as the Minister of Justice, Yvonne Dauseb, proceeded to explain the amendment to the Prevention of Organised Crime Amendment Bill.

Dausab nonetheless stated that lawmaking in the country should be consistent with the Namibian constitution and go through robust scrutiny through the cabinet committee before a bill is passed.

"As a general principle of law, when you talk about the rule of law, there are a number of sources that come into play. The supremacy of the constitution is the provision of statutes, its practises, and its provisions that come from common law. Fair trial rights will always be there, no matter how we look at it. It will always be applied. There is no ill intention on the part of this amendment. Just to clarify, this is an amendment to the provisions of the Prevention of Organised Crime Act that are already in existence."

She further stated that all laws have genuine applications.

Dauseb stressed that there should be no law that singles out individuals or groups.