At the beginning of this week he posed a question about the award of tenders since 1990 to 2000 for the supply of vehicles, uniform, food boats, and others to the Botswana Defence Force (BDF). In the question he also wanted to know the identity of the companies directors to be revealed. The question was postponed to a later date. It comes after two other similar questions were asked in Parliament last year.
There have been reports that the directors of the companies that supplied all the listed items were linked to cabinet ministers and some high profile members of the ruling party. "I am definitely sure that I will get answers from these people," Mmolotsi said outside Parliament. In another controversial question Mmolotsi enquired about the owner of a plot in Gaborone North on which BDF Glenn Valley camp was built. Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, who is also Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Lesego Motsumi responded that the land was acquired in 1988 and that it is not privately owned. The question comes at a time when there are reports that it is built on privately owned land. Another question he posed relates to the expenses government incurs on the Presidential jet and helicopters per month as they undertake private and Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) business. How much government spends on the Vice President's helicopter per month and on BDP business; how much was spent on the aircraft during the Tonota North bye-election. Motsumi revealed that government spends P138,550 per month on the Presidential jet and helicopter. "This expenditure is inclusive of both local and external travel," she said. She added that the government spends P33,200 per month on air transportation for the VP. She said P50,800 was spent on the aircraft that was used for the transportation of the two senior citizens during the Tonota North bye-election.
