Botswana bottom in budget transparency
Thursday, February 08, 2018
In his official response as the Leader of Opposition (LoO), Boko said the survey measuring the governments’ budget transparency, was carried out by the International Budget Partnership and covered 102 countries across the world.
“It produced a world Open Budget Index Ranking in which Botswana fares embarrassing low,” 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...