This is what Congress of Democrats President Ben Ulenga called on the National Assembly to do yesterday.

In his motion for the House to discuss the state of corruption and abuse of public funds and assets, Ulenga called on MPs to devise appropriate recommendations for Government to put an immediate stop to corruption.

Once again the CoD called for past commissions of inquiry to be made available for public scrutiny.

"No one should be left in doubt regarding our condemnation of any kind of corruption, irrespective of whether it involves money or not.

But we must also lead in ensuring that the necessary condition to stop corruption in its tracks, exists," said Ulenga.

Ulenga praised President Hifikepunye Pohamba for his determination to root out corruption, saying the nation was as disappointed as Pohamba for the slow manner in which those responsible are dealt with.

Ulenga said the fight against corruption had united the nation, but that people wanted to see action.

He said Namibia had allowed corruption to fester within its society since Independence by referring to corrupt acts as "struggle" comrades entitled to "certain social goods".

"Remember the famous borehole episode? There was also the Veterinary vaccine episode, then the Pidico episode, then the wedding of the century and so on," said Ulenga speaking to a very quiet and uneasy-looking chamber of MPs.

Swapo MP Paulus Kapia who was recently accused of using political muscle to secure a deal with public funds for an asset management company of which he was a director, returned to the National Assembly yesterday, despite Swapo saying it did not want him to return to the House.

Ulenga said corrupt activities had almost become commonplace in Namibia to the extent that it seldom causes an eyebrow to be raised.

"Namibians have come to accept that you would not get employment in the civil service, have your passport or ID processed unless you knew someone influential in Swapo or Government, were in exile or belonged to a certain ethnic group" said Ulenga to rumblings from across the room.

Ulenga said in future commission of inquiry should be made public within six months of them being concluded.

He urged Government to speed-up the establishment of the Anti-Corruption Commission.

Debate was adjourned until next Tuesday, when the DTA's McHenry Venaani is expected to take the floor.

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