Dausab wants full autonomy for Ombudsman

The Namibian

Factuality

Ownership

Dausab wants full autonomy for Ombudsman

Minister of justice Yvonne Dausab wants the Office of the Ombudsman to be fully independent from the justice ministry. She said this yesterday when tabling the Office of the Ombudsman bill in parliament. The bill would also give the Ombudsman more power to hold the public sector accountable, and better align the office with international human rights instruments. The bill will also give the Office of the Ombudsman autonomy, making it a fully ind…