Khama berates councillors for walking out

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President Ian Khama has berated Gaborone City Councillors for walking out of a meeting he was addressing at the city municipal chambers last week.

Khama has embarked on a series of council meetings where he addresses council leaders with his cabinet.Last week nine councillors walked out on him in protest against the barring of the private media from covering the meeting.

Speaking yesterday at a full Kweneng District Council meeting in Molepolole, the president said the nine opposition councillors allowed their petty party politics to misdirect them from their responsibility of representing their constituents.

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