Discord ensued as Members of Parliament in the National Assembly engaged in a fervent debate, questioning the existing parliamentary protocols after PDM MP Nico Smith rose to contribute to the Appropriation Bill.

The Minister of Home Affairs, Immigration, Safety, and Security, Albert Kawana, sought clarity on the standing rule that Smith used to be the first member of parliament to contribute to the Appropriation Bill.

Farm Sandputz in the Hardap Region was never expropriated by the government and is still considered state land, of which the government holds the title deed.

The Agriculture, Water, and Land Reform Minister, Carl Schettwein, was responding to a question in the National Assembly posed by opposition member Jan Van Wyk about the land ownership of Farm Sandputz.