BDP moves to kill Saleshando bill
Thursday, February 25, 2010
FRANCISTOWN: Legislator Dumelang Saleshando's recent private member's bill on disclosure of assets and liabilities by national leaders has apparently stirred a hornet's nest in the government enclave, Mmegi has learnt.
The ruling Botswana Democratic Party is said to be moving frantically to kill Saleshando's bill and replace it with a new cabinet-sanctioned bill to be brought to Parliament by Presidential Affairs Minister, Lesego Motsumi. It was at a BDP MPs caucus this week that BDP MPs were told of these new moves to outmanoeuvre the opposition MP.
March 28 will go down as a day that Batswana will never forget because of the accident that occurred near Mmamatlakala in Limpopo, South Africa. The tragedy affected not only the grieving families but the nation at large. Batswana throughout the process stood behind the grieving families and the governments of Botswana and South Africa need much more than a pat on the back.Last Saturday was a day when family members said their last goodbyes to...