The Namibian government has placed a ban on all cabinet ministers and their deputies traveling abroad as the country makes efforts to controls public spending.
The ban will also affect other political office holders as the government led by President Hage Geingob complains of financial constraints.
According to APA news, the government of Namibia hopes to lift the ban by the end of this month.
Presidential Press Secretary, Albertus Aochamub, is quoted to have said that “This directive is specifically in the interest of curtailing public expenditure, no request for outbound travel by Ministers, Deputy Ministers and other Political Office Bearers will be considered until after the end of February 2018. This directive is with immediate effect”.
“The President has lead by example on containing his own travel expenditure by only undertaking absolutely critical outbound travel, and with smaller delegations since assuming office almost three years ago”, Aochamub added.
President Geingob himself has stopped travelling in his presidential jet as he now uses scheduled commercial flights for trips since December 2017.
Source: Africafeeds.com
