De Graaf quits politics and lions

De Graaf is exiting politics
De Graaf is exiting politics

The former Minister of Agriculture and Gantsi South Member of Parliament Christian De Graaf, has decided to quit politics after 20 years of active service, Mmegi has established.

Yesterday, De Graaf also told Mmegi that he had dumped the controversial but lucrative business of breeding lions. The former minister said he had requested the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism to rehabilitate the lions back into the wild and will no longer be involved in game farming.

Last April, De Graaf asked President Ian Khama to relieve him of his ministerial duties, citing ill health. De Graaf, however, held onto his constituency where in 2013, he was caught up in a regional storm after revelations that he ran a farm breeding lions for slaughter by hunters.

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