New faces, fresh Cabinet twist

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Speculation around the composition of President Ian Khama’s Cabinet deepened yesterday when he brought back two former ministers and two former senior civil servants as Specially Elected ministers.

Permanent Secretary to the President, Eric Molale caused surprise when he made it to Khama’s list of preferred Specially Elected Members of Parliament (SEMPs), sparking expectations that he would swing straight into Cabinet, likely within the Ministry of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration.

Molale was appointed PSP in 2003 after the departure of Molosiwa Selepeng and completed former President Festus Mogae’s two terms.

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New faces, fresh Cabinet twist

Speculation around the composition of President Ian Khama’s Cabinet deepened yesterday when he brought back two former ministers and two former senior civil servants as Specially Elected ministers.