Assets law will help reduce corruption

He was speaking at a workshop on corruption and corporate governance organised by City of Francistown yesterday.The senior magistrate said that the absence of the law has contributed to rampant corruption in the country. "There are people who could have been arrested but they are protected, " he said.

Moroka said that if this bill were to be passed and law enacted Batswana would realise that they do not know their country. "Some investors who come here need protection and they might try to offer ministers free shares in their companies in return for protection but if the bill was in place the ministers would not take such offers because they would be afraid they would have to declare the assets," he said.