Firing from all cylinders, the Donga councillor said some of his colleagues table motions that lack substance because of poor research. “This certainly shows poor leadership qualities on your part as councillors. Let us be serious. As policymakers, we should research every motion that we bring to the council chamber and make sure that they have substance. What some of us are doing (not researching motions) is a sign of laziness. We are not doing justice to the voters and they will end up losing respect for us,” he said.
Mpotokwane went for Tati Town councillor, Stanley Masalila who had tabled a motion calling for the government to consider increasing the time the agricultural programme is aired on Monday on Botswana Television. Masalila earned the wrath of Mpotokwane because he was not elaborate. Mpotokwane felt that Masalila should have tabled a motion after thorough research which would have entailed consulting Btv to see how they plan their programmes. “It is even worrying that some motions that do not hold water end up being passed,” he said. Masalila’s motion was not adopted on the basis that he did not do thorough research.
