Namibia: Govt Pressured to Activate ‘Immediate Emergency Measure’ for Street Children

The government, through the Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare, is being pressured to find an immediate intervention and a plan on the escalating crisis of children living on the streets across the country.

This comes as a notice of questions was given in the National Assembly by Independent Patriots for Change (IPC) member of parliament Lilian Lutuhezi on Tuesday.

Lutuhezi said she would direct an inquiry to minister of gender equality and child welfare Emma Kantema-Gaomas on 2…