Parliament halts allocation of farms in Boteti
Friday, July 09, 2010
This came after Member of Parliament for Boteti South, Slumber Tsogwane tabled an urgent motion forcing the House to set aside a private Members Bill on Government Freedom of Information tabled by Gaborone Central MP, Dumelang Saleshando.
Parliament has powers to preside over any matters that are of public interest.
Tsogwane said the manner in which the allocation of farms at Kaka and Sandfeld was done raises suspicions and needed to be halted so that the minister could "inform himself on critical matters of public importance associated with the tenders as floated by the Ngwato Land Board".
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...