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Monday, April 29, 2002 - Web posted at 9:17:58 pm GMT The 'men in black' provoke questions, laughs in NACHRISTOF MALETSKYSHOULD members of the Namibia Central Intelligence Services wear black suits and dark glasses? Should only men be employed in that unit? These were some of the questions raised when the National Assembly discussed the Budget for the President's Office on Friday. Congress of Democrats MP Rosa Namises questioned why the unit was characterised by black men in black outfits, wearing dark glasses. "I see black men, black suits and black spectacles. When will the black women be appointed?" Namises asked during a brief contribution to the Budget debate CoD leader Ben Ulenga criticised members of the unit for lack of professionalism. He said some individuals have been seen boasting about their membership of the unit in villages. "What does it tell of an institution?" he asked. When he rose to respond to the questions, Prime Minister Hage Geingob, who was wearing black, donned his dark glasses. He provoked gales of laughter from fellow MPs when he said he was wearing dark glasses because of problems with his eyes and should not be confused with a member of the intelligence service. "Don't misunderstand that I am doing other things," he said. "If you have discovered that they wear dark suits with dark glasses, they will change to white suits and even wear crosses," he said. Swapo MP Doreen Sioka was unhappy with what she felt was the "small amount" put aside for the intelligence unit. She blamed the slow reaction to the Caprivi attack of August 2 1999 on a lack of financial resources for the unit. The spying organisation received N$47 million to finance its operations. |
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