Moswaane calls for Gripen freeze

Gripen fighter jet
Gripen fighter jet

Member of Parliament for Francistown West Ignatius Moswaane will this morning table an urgent motion calling on the government to suspend buying of Gripen fighter jets until the economy has fully recovered.

The move, which has since been criticised heavily by opposition parties, will see the country part with around P16 billion.

According to Moswaane, the purchase of weapons may lead to the collapse of the economy. “The government of Botswana has suspended national projects which may have created jobs due to recession as well as suspension of poverty eradication programmes due to lack of funds,” he states.

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