Sebetela's contention was that a combination of the two roles could result in failure to execute both duties effectively. The minister for Presidential Affairs and Public Administration responded that there were no plans to provide for such a dispensation. Minister Kwelagobe also pointed out that our system was practised by other democracies with much larger Parliaments.
The matter in question has been a subject of political discourse in our polity. Certainly there is a school of thought that wants the current system changed to enable the president to look outside Parliament for people to sit in his cabinet. In the Mmegi editorial, a very persuasive argument is ventured for the shortcomings inherent in the status quo. Most notably, Mmegi opines that besides the heavy workload on ministers, the current practice blurs dividing line between the executive and the legislature.