Muzila worried by corruption
Wednesday, February 25, 2015
Opening the ordinary full council meeting yesterday Muzila said that despite measures taken in recent years to combat corruption in the city nothing much has improved.
“It is disappointing to note that 28 cases of corruption were investigated between March 2014 and November 2014. These cases involved bribery to obtain public service, abuse of office by public officers, conflict of interest and contract fraud. This indicates that corruption is still a problem in our city and needs to be contained,” she said.
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...