In various of my previous posts I have referred to the Namibian Constitution, which has been called the most progressive in the world. I won't debate that, as I'm not qualified to do that. My intention here is to persuade my Namibian readers to discuss the relevance of this Constitution for Namibians today, 24 years after Namibia's Independence.
Of course my international readers are welcome to chip in too.
In the Constitution Book various young Namibians answered certain questions regarding this relevance of the constitution for the 21st century. Their answers confirm the problems I have been writing about on this blog.
Most Namibians have not yet internalized the Constitution.
This is mainly due to two facts -
the inability to read and understand English or Afrikaans (older population) and the lack of civil(constitutional) education in our schools.
Adopted laws + policies directly oppose the Constitution.
This leads to the continuation of the previous system and no real change.
This can be due to -
the inability or unwillingness of MP's to discuss vital issues or
outside influence and bribery to maintain the Status Quo of instability.
In order to kick off a discussion here I pose one question for starters:
How can we ensure that all Namibians can internalize the Constitution?
If that question does not appeal to you as a subject for discussion, what about:
Would you say Article 95 of the Constitution has been adequately put into practice as a State policy?
As I pointed out in previous posts, as a free and sovereign people of a democratic Namibia, we are duty bound to keep and uphold what others fought for with their lives, since we don't want to loose it. If we are unwilling to open our mouths and speak our minds, we do not deserve the Constitution we have.
P.S. Posting as anonymous is fine as long as you identify yourself with a letter following it like anon A or anon B etc.
Other relevant posts:
Has the Namibian Constitution been abandoned?
Of course my international readers are welcome to chip in too.
In the Constitution Book various young Namibians answered certain questions regarding this relevance of the constitution for the 21st century. Their answers confirm the problems I have been writing about on this blog.
Most Namibians have not yet internalized the Constitution.
This is mainly due to two facts -
the inability to read and understand English or Afrikaans (older population) and the lack of civil(constitutional) education in our schools.
Adopted laws + policies directly oppose the Constitution.
This leads to the continuation of the previous system and no real change.
This can be due to -
the inability or unwillingness of MP's to discuss vital issues or
outside influence and bribery to maintain the Status Quo of instability.
In order to kick off a discussion here I pose one question for starters:
How can we ensure that all Namibians can internalize the Constitution?
If that question does not appeal to you as a subject for discussion, what about:
Would you say Article 95 of the Constitution has been adequately put into practice as a State policy?
As I pointed out in previous posts, as a free and sovereign people of a democratic Namibia, we are duty bound to keep and uphold what others fought for with their lives, since we don't want to loose it. If we are unwilling to open our mouths and speak our minds, we do not deserve the Constitution we have.
P.S. Posting as anonymous is fine as long as you identify yourself with a letter following it like anon A or anon B etc.
Other relevant posts:
Has the Namibian Constitution been abandoned?
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