How would Namibia have survived the security threats that faced it in — Lempy Lucas

"Namibia made the right decision by establishing its Defence Force at independence and it should be proud of its Defence Force rather than regret its existence."

"Development and stability are two sides of the same spectrum. The one cannot take place without the other."

"The national budget is an important matter and as members of this August House, we ought to discuss it in that spirit, but it appears that some members of the House and the public take this debate lightly by trying to score political points out of it and opportunistically criticising this Vote or that Vote."

"I would like to inform this August House and the public that we are building a representative Defence Force in terms of demographics of the Namibian society. Members of the Defence Force are posted and promoted based on merit regardless of their"

"The NDF is there to make sure that would be aggressors would think twice before they contemplate invading our country. The NDF is an unrivalled guarantor of peace and stability in our country and supports our foreign policy by supporting peace in Africa and the world."

"Some members of the public appear to be ill informed or are deliberately taking advantage of the national budget debate to"