Namibia: IPPR – Ballot Tender Balloons By 116 Percent

The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has challenged the Electoral Commission of Namibia (ECN) over a purported lack of transparency around the ballot printing tender.

The IPPR said if the amount the commission spent on the tender is juxtaposed to what it had budgeted in its annual procurement plan, it becomes evident that it spent over 100% more than what was initially budgeted.

They added that in its procurement plan, the ECN estimated that N$2.9 million would be required for the…