The National Assembly has passed the Auditor General's office vote with an allocation of N$133 million for the 2026/2027 financial year.

Some MPs however argued that the office requires more finances to capacitate and operate efficiently.

“The can't retain staff because the 3% which is being given, the N$4 million is really not enough,” Swapo Party Mp Helaria Mukapuli said.

PDM MP Inna Hengari echoed the same sentiments.

“I want to support the budget, this vote, but I also want to advise that at the review we find some sort of way to support the office with more financial resources.”

In addition, AR leader, Job Amupanda highlighted the role of decision makers.

“We really hope that this bill is brought here and we engage it properly and then we support that audit bill and get it passed so that we can create this culture of accountability.”

Swapo Party MP Clemensia Coetzee said that supporting this vote, must go hand in hand to work enforcing compliance, strengthening consequences management ensuring that no institution overrates above accountability. 

Swapo Party MP, Modestus Ashipara also compared the funds from the last financial year.

“If you look the difference from the last financial year to this one is a N$ 1.4 million more. I don't think this one will be enough.”

Swapo Party MP Martha Itope raised concern about some SOE’s not submitting financial reports and called for accountability.

In addtion, Swapo Party MP Marius Sheya pointed out the challeges.

“We have is not misappropriation of funds and these types of things. It's the fact that we do not have a unified system, first of all, across all local authorities and I think it's something the right honourable prime minister with agency that we need to address.”

AR MP Vaino Hangula shared the same sentiments.

 “In as much as we have a significant amount there, it's not fully, it will not enable the office of the auditor general to be fully independent.”

    NDP leader, Lukato Lukato indicated that the budget is not enough.  

    Prime Minister, Elijah Ngurare in his response stated that it is crucial to own to challenges identified by the office.

    Dr Ngarare added that a modality should be put in place to ensure that all those who abuse or misuse public funds are held accountable.

    “The time is now that we must do something about it and we must own it up, all of us and make sure that we make that office. We resource that office and we show that it is doing that, which is entrusted to it, which must be done. Transparency in terms of handling public funds and that it should not be seen that it is nobody's fund. And therefore, let me do whatever I want to do. Confidence of the Namibian people is in a government institutions and must be resourced adequately in order to respond meaningfully and practically to that which is expected of them.”