"Don't Interfere With Parliament"- High Court

The High Court stood firm on Friday for the independence of parliament from other organs of state and emphasized the need to have a free parliament that conducts its own business without even the interference of the courts.

The  Attorney General, an ex-officio member of cabinet , with the help of the ruling Party, the  Botswana Democratic Party, dragged parliament to court to force it to conduct the election of the vice president, the speaker and deputy  without applying parliament  standing orders which have been in effect since 1998.

Delivering judgement on Friday justice  Michael Leburu said Parliament has been  delegated  by the superior law,  to regulate its own  procedure where the constitution has not made such  a procedure,…  “Our law recognised the privilege of parliament to  regulate its own procedure.

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