Batshu cautions NGOs
Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Batshu was delivering a keynote address at the second NGO Council stakeholder forum in Gaborone yesterday.
“This calls for a greater role to be played by the Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and display more efforts to strengthen their engagement. It is equally important to assess existing mechanisms for more participation and involvement, particularly of vulnerable communities, in order to be channeled up to decision makers, hence enabling civil society to take active part in policy development processes has always been a necessity. It is therefore my belief that the outcome of this dialogue will go beyond the three days of this conference,” he said.
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...