Editorial: Bad actors in parliament, not politicians
African parliaments struggle to deliver results, mostly because of egos, unbridled ambitions and a chronic lack of focus on what the people truly want.
Speeches and confrontations crafted for headlines dominate, while communities wait in vain for real change.
In Namibia, rhetoric often overshadows substance, and what should be the nation’s house of solutions becomes, too, a stage for personal ambition.
Promises to address housing, jobs, education and healthcare are repeatedly rehearsed, yet informal settlements continue to expand, schools remain overcrowded and hospitals continue running short of supplies.
MPs frequently make the loudest noise but deliver the least tangible contribution. The Youth Parliament is better organised and more disciplined.
Too often, the chamber is filled not with true politicians committed to service, but with bad actors performing for headlines, while no new classrooms are built, no water pipelines extended and no jobs created.
Before we realise it, five years are gone and we are still stuck where we were 10 years ago. Strange enough, the same bad actors will return with another poorly written script about change – and we believe them. We are cursed beyond redemption.
Speeches and confrontations crafted for headlines dominate, while communities wait in vain for real change.
In Namibia, rhetoric often overshadows substance, and what should be the nation’s house of solutions becomes, too, a stage for personal ambition.
Promises to address housing, jobs, education and healthcare are repeatedly rehearsed, yet informal settlements continue to expand, schools remain overcrowded and hospitals continue running short of supplies.
MPs frequently make the loudest noise but deliver the least tangible contribution. The Youth Parliament is better organised and more disciplined.
Too often, the chamber is filled not with true politicians committed to service, but with bad actors performing for headlines, while no new classrooms are built, no water pipelines extended and no jobs created.
Before we realise it, five years are gone and we are still stuck where we were 10 years ago. Strange enough, the same bad actors will return with another poorly written script about change – and we believe them. We are cursed beyond redemption.
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