Association challenges benefits extension to exile kids – Windhoek Observer

Association challenges benefits extension to exile kids – Windhoek Observer

Justicia Shipena  The Namibian Inside Kids Association (NIKA) has asked parliament’s standing committee on constitutional and legal affairs to stop amendments to the Veterans Act of 2008 that would extend benefits to all children born in exile. In a letter dated 17 September 2025, NIKA said such changes would worsen the exclusion of Namibians born inside the country during and after the liberation struggle.  The association defines “inside kids”