MPs board gravy train

Legislators are colluding to pay themselves hardsomely
Legislators are colluding to pay themselves hardsomely

Despite civil servants salary negotiations having been suspended temporarily due to power struggle within the warring public sector unions, legislators and cabinet ministers on the other hand are close to getting a huge raise.

Last year, there was alarm after the MPs and the President allocated themselves massive salary increases to the chagrin of the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU).

Mmegi has learnt that the bill for councillors’ salary increase would be tabled before the end of this month. The Parliamentary caucus agreed last Thursday about the increment of the salaries and other benefits but did not finalise the percentage for increment.

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