BCP wants ailing Merafhe to �pay back the money�

Merafhe and Khama
Merafhe and Khama

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has taken President Ian Khama to court in a bid to force him to disclose all the benefits granted former vice president Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe following his retirement. The case was filed before Justice Singh Walia on Wednesday.

The BCP wants the court to issue an order directing the president to disclose documentary evidence of each payment and the value amount accorded to Merafhe. They want the court to declare that all such payments were made unlawfully and illegally.

“There was no constitutional basis of making such payments and/or awarding such payments. There was also no legislative basis for making the payments and awarding the benefits. That such payments and award of benefits were not based on any established rule of practice,” read the court papers. The BCP also wants court to declare that the Green Book has no legislative and constitutional foundation and therefore cannot be relied upon for the purposes contended by the president.

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