Judiciary bleeding from nepotism

Friday, March 23, 2018

The Executive arm of Government has been engulfed in corruption scandals recently, with allegations going as far as implicating President Ian Khama, Vice President Masisi, and many other senior government officials in various instances.

Now the contagious corruption disease seems to have spread to the Judiciary as well. Newspapers are awash with reports of corruption week in week out.

Fresh damning allegations have emerged within the Judiciary pointing to existence of corruption, favouritism, nepotism rocking judiciary and thereby causing anxiety and instability. Reports are pouring in that appointment of High Court judges to act at Court of Appeal (CoA) is used as a bait to garner loyalty and sideline others in the Judiciary.

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Judiciary bleeding from nepotism

The Executive arm of Government has been engulfed in corruption scandals recently, with allegations going as far as implicating President Ian Khama, Vice President Masisi, and many other senior government officials in various instances.