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Message: [QUOTE="Queen, post: 87392, member: 27"] State-funded mansions for former presidents are officially on the chopping block, and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah reportedly wants out of that whole arrangement. What the review actually covers [LIST] [*]A bill reassessing the Former Presidents' Pension and Other Benefits Act is under review. [*]State House spokesperson Jonas Mbambo confirmed the bill sits at the technical committee level. [*]Extending benefits to former vice presidents is a key consideration. [*]Parliament could see the bill submitted this year. [/LIST] Mansion spending that sparked the debate [LIST] [*]Four former presidents collectively cost taxpayers N$152 million in mansion funds. [*]Nangolo Mbumba got N$38 million for a Windhoek residence upon retirement. [*]Hage Geingob received N$32 million for his Swakopmund property renovation. [*]Sam Nujoma's Windhoek residence ran N$43 million, and Hifikepunye Pohamba's cost N$35 million. [/LIST] Vice-presidential perks are messy territory [LIST] [*]Mbumba's Waterberg farm got government-funded renovations while he was vice president. [*]Second-phase renovation costs hit taxpayers at N$660,000 in 2022. [*]Former vice president Nickey Iyambo's housing was funded despite no legal provision. [*]A controversial N$1 million elevator was installed at Iyambo's private house. [/LIST] Political commentators want cuts [LIST] [*]Henning Melber argued that pensions alone already ensure a decent living. [*]Ndumba Kamwanyah pushed for benefits matching senior public servants' pensions. [*]IPC shadow minister Rodney Cloete said state-funded residences should remain state property. [*]Nandi-Ndaitwah reportedly prefers accepting partial benefits to build her own retirement home. [/LIST] [/QUOTE]

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