The Landless People’s Movement (LPM) questions whether the president’s directive requiring all state employees under the government’s medical aid to use public health facilities from April will be applied equally.
During a press conference in Windhoek on Wednesday, the party’s operative secretary, David Eigub, criticised the decision, saying it reflects a pattern where government policies appear revolutionary in principle but fail during implementation.
“Will the president be treated at these facilities and sit in queues for hours, or will she have a special place while others sit in long queues without treatment?” he asked.
President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah on Monday said she will be one of the senior government officials to receive treatment at state health facilities.
Eigub said LPM strongly opposes the directive, arguing that similar government initiatives have previously been introduced with ambitious promises but delivered limited results.
“LPM strongly disagrees. This is a tale we, the people, have read before, such as the implementation of free education, curriculum changes and green hydrogen, which has now gone silent,” he said.
He added that the government must build good faith with the public.
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