Leaders should account - MP
Wednesday, December 03, 2014
The Member of Parliament for Selebi-Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse is set to table a motion in Parliament requesting for a law that will make it compulsory for the Head of State to attend parliament proceedings. This will make them more accountable to the nation, he said.
Commenting on the State of the Nation Address yesterday, he said that Botswana should emulate standards of other developed countries where the head of state is bound to participate in parliament and responds to questions from MPs.
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...