Khama�s P34M retirement home bill shocker :: Mmegi Online

The Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Eric Molale intends to bring a Bill which wants Parliament to vary the Presidents Pensions and Retirements Benefits.

In the Bill, Molale wants former Presidents to either stay in a house built specifically for them or draw a monthly housing allowance to allow for flexibility. The current Act allows the Government to build a house for the former president, which also includes offices. The property however belongs to the state and it does not have a provision that one could buy it.

Although the Bill has not yet reached Parliament, the minister hinted this out this week when he was answering a question from the MP for Francistown South, Wynter Mmolotsi who wanted to know if it is reasonable to budget P34 million for the retirement house of the President.

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