The National Assembly Speaker, Professor Peter Katjavivi, has appealed for respect among parliamentarians.

This follows the opposition MPs' two-day walkout in the House last week.

The walkout was sparked by comments made by Works and Transport Deputy Minister Veikko Nekundi, who compared the colonial budget, which he claimed was under the PDM or the then-DTA government, to a criminal and genocidal budget, and referred to the opposition as hypocrites.

The National Assembly held a remembrance ceremony for the late Ignatius Shixwameni who died of a heart attack at parliament last year November. 

The remembrance ceremony was also aimed at creating awareness of prevention measures and how to handle heart attacks. 

Members of Parliament, family, and friends gathered at Parliament Gardens to remember the man who was known as a fearless and principled politician who significantly contributed to the liberation of the country.

Opposition parties again walked out of the National Assembly in protest of what they termed the bias of the Speaker in the way he handled parliament.

Upon resumption of the house this afternoon, NUDO MP Joseph Kauandenge stood up and registered the discontentment of opposition party members, saying all of them will walk out of the National Assembly until the Speaker, Peter Katjavivi, provides an explanation for yesterday's situation in the house.

Kauandenge stressed that they are disturbed by the Speaker's bias, which is against the oath he took when assuming his office.