Keorapetse takes Masisi to task :: Mmegi Online

Apart from the envisaged Assets Declaration Law, Selebi-Phikwe West MP Dithapelo Keorapetse says President Mokgweetsi Masisi has not told Parliament of the new strategies he would employ in the fight against corruption.

Contributing to the State of the Nation Address (SONA) Keorapetse said the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) had hoped that Masisi would announce the formulation of an Anti-Corruption Policy, comprehensive anti-graft law reform, reinvigoration of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) to resource it, make it more independent and to give it sharp teeth.

“We thought the President will express his concerns over the non-prosecution of high profile individuals for corruption, which occurred in the past few years at Botswana Development Corporation (BDC), Botswana Meat Commission (BMC), Botswana Railways (BR) and the notorious Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) to mention but a few.

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