Legislators' spat that caught the public's eye

Guma Moyo
Guma Moyo

FRANCISTOWN: In an unexpected turn of events Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) legislators last week attacked each other in public space.

At the centre were Tati East Member of Parliament (MP) Samson Moyo Guma and Minister of Mineral Resources, Green Technology and Energy Security, Sadique Kebonang. Guma, who started the tirade in Parliament had ridiculed his senior party colleague, Kebonang, and called for his resignation.

This followed revelations that Kebonang benefitted from the P250 million National Petroleum Fund (NPF) that is the subject of a money laundering court case involving beleaguered asset manager, Bakang Seretse and two others.

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