Rapist get 10 years
Wednesday, June 14, 2017
Kgakego was convicted for raping Diphimotswe Lekgetho who is also 23 years on November 3, 2015 in Botshabelo. When passing judgement, Ngebani explained to Kgakego that the court has put into consideration what he said in his defence when coming up with the sentence.
Ngebani however said the accused had failed to provide exceptional extenuating circumstances that could convince the court to give him a lighter sentence. “In my view, the reasons you advanced to court were not that convincing,” he said. Ngebani said Kgakego is not a first time offender as he has previous convictions from six cases that were also brought before court.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...