The Republican Party (RP) has learnt through the Namibian Sun dated Thursday, 12 November 2009, of a directive by the Office of the Prime Minister, mandated by Cabinet, that all vacant entry level post within Ministries and government agencies be given to the “Exile Kids” first before other unemployed Namibians can be considered.
This unfair decision will benefit the struggle kids while thousands of other unemployed continue roaming the streets in search of work.
The RP sees this exercise as a political ploy to assure votes for SWAPO in the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections on 27-28 November 2009.
Through this advertisement of posts false hope was created because the posts were already reserved for the struggle kids. This is a pure example of favouritism of the SWAPO-led government in scoring political points to get the votes of the struggle children and their families.
It is also clear that the government has no concern about employment and rather opt for favouring the “struggle kids” in giving them posts and also creating a separate Ministry of Veteran Affairs.
The RP would rather like to propose the Ministry of Veteran Affairs to be abolished and replaced by a Ministry of Social Affairs to cater for unemployment, pensions for the old age and social allowances.
The RP therefore advocates for the employment of all suitably qualified youths of Namibia and not only for the reservation of posts for the struggle kids.
If Government continues with the implementation of this unfair Cabinet decision this will be an infringement of the Constitution of Namibia, chapter: 3 (Fundamental Human Rights and Freedoms), article 10 which reads:
(1) All persons shall be equal before the Law
(2) No persons may be discriminated against on the grounds of sex, race, colour, ethnic origin, religion, creed or social or economic status.
