By Martin Endjala

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National Unity Democratic Organisation parliamentarian Vetaruhe Kandorozu has described obtaining a certificate of conduct as a long and tiring process.

Kandorozu says he recently visited a police station in Windhoek to obtain a certificate of conduct, and was surprised to see a long queue of people.

He raised the concern on Tuesday in the National Assembly.

“I went there at 08h00 and only got assisted at 12h00 in the afternoon. This indicates that there is a high demand. What are we doing to address this to make the process more conducive,” he said.

Kandorozu said the only three police stations in Windhoek that issue certificates of conduct are in Wanaheda, the Central Business District, and Klein Windhoek.

He argued that there should not be a shortage of police stations offering this service in the city and proposed expanding it to others.

In response, minister of home affairs, immigration, safety and security Lucia Iipumbu explained that a certificate of conduct requires due diligence because of its sensitive nature.

“This deals with very sensitive information, and you would agree with me that it requires more work. Hence, the process is a bit long,” she said.

She, however, said the ministry is currently working on reforming the process and systems for obtaining fingerprints at various identified police stations.

She explained that the three selected stations are strategically chosen due to the sensitive nature of the certificate of conduct.