Boko takes on Kokorwe

Boko
Boko

The Leader of Opposition (LoO) Duma Boko is suing the Speaker of National Assembly, Gladys Kokorwe, seeking a relief to review and set aside the decision to expunge his views from the Hansard.

In his notice to sue issued this week, Boko argues that Kokorwe’s decision to subject the issue of whether to expunge statements made by him on diplomatic relations between China and Botswana to debate is unlawful.

Through his attorney Mboki Chilisa, Boko said on July 7, 2016 Kokorwe allowed debate to be conducted on an ‘urgent’ motion brought to consider whether statements made by the claimant on the floor of Parliament on February 7, 2016 about Botswana/Chinese diplomatic relations should be struck out from the Hansard. Francistown West MP Ignatius Moswaane proposed the motion. 

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