The Public Procurement Act faced sharp criticism in parliament, with Deputy Minister of Higher Education Natalia |Goagoses calling for a complete overhaul of the legislation. Speaking during discussions on amendments to establish a special Procurement Court, |Goagoses highlighted systemic flaws in the current Act.

"Very shortly after its introduction, there were issues raised with the principal act. When we started to implement the act in its entirety, not only the court issues, there were so many loopholes that are today used against what we are seeing that now result in the establishment of the court," she said.

Swapo MP Patience Masua questioned the necessity of tendering for basic items, arguing that procurement processes have become unnecessarily complex. She called for clarity from the Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises, citing inflated pricing for government purchases.

"There are two problems, right? The one problem is that when you tender, people that provide quotations ask you with no shame, 'Is this for government or private?' When it is private, they quote the correct prices, but when it's government, they quadruple the prices because there are so many people in the line that should benefit, instead of somebody going to Waltons and getting the stationery. I don't understand what problem was there that this act sought to remedy. It seems that was just an opportunity created to introduce a tendering system that sometimes is not needed. We don't need to tender to buy bulbs; we don't need to tender to buy paper, pens, or paper," Masua stated.

Deputy Minister of Finance and Public Enterprises Maureen Hinda emphasized the need for clear timelines in the amended Act to resolve disputes swiftly, similar to the Electoral Court. "I would want to see definite timelines for the finalisation of disputes built into the amended Act," she said.