Kgatleng council leadership boycott Molao�s meeting
Tefo Pheage | Thursday May 26, 2016 14:35
Council chairman Mpho Morolong and his deputy Stephen Makhura boycotted the kgotla meeting addressed by Molao on the basis that the assistant minister has lost his moral authority and should focus on clearing his name before he can address anyone in his official capacity. Molao has been implicated in a Facebook conversation with a Sebina councillor Kemmonye Amon who is impliacated in impregnating a school girl. Molao has however denied the conversation claiming that his Facebook account was hacked.
Mmegi has learnt that the chairperson and the district commissioner (DC), Mompoloki Mochanang, discussed the issue at length prior to the kgotla meeting. Mochaneng confirmed having a discussion with Morolong but said he was not in a position to discuss the matter with the media.
“Yes sir we spoke but I don’t want to discuss that. No comment,” he said in response to Mmegi enquiries.
Sources say the DC tried in vain to convince Morolong to reconsider his position.
Morolong also confirmed having a discussion with Mochanang. “I called the DC as a courtesy to inform him of my decision not to attend the Kgotla meeting following his invitation,” he responded.
Morolong said his reasons together with that of his deputy are that Molao is alleged to have suggested the murder of a young schoolgirl after his embattled councillor friend, Kemmonye Amon (Sebina South councillor) sought advice from him.
“Molao cannot be arraigned before the nation as a role model anymore. While we appreciate the fact that he has taken some steps to address the matter we believe that he should also do the honourable thing and step down until his name has been cleared,” Morolong said.
Morolong further said the allegations levelled against Molao are very serious and cannot be swept under the carpet.
Recently, the minister of education and skills development Unity Dow, in her much-publicised letter titled, ‘Amon and others’, said she would not discuss the much reported alleged involvement of her assistant, Molao in councillor Amon’s case.
“The assistant minister has repeatedly publicly stated that his phone was hacked and that the police are investigating the hacking. It seems prudent to await the outcome of the police investigations,” she said in the letter.
Meanwhile, the Botswana Network on Ethics, Law and HIV/AIDS (BONELA) and lawyer Uyapo Ndadi have said they are satisfied that a charge of rape and defilement will be sustained against Amon.
BONELA said they are of the strong view that there exists at least a prima facie case of providing a child with alcohol and causing a child to engage in immoral sexual activities contrary to Sections 57 (3) and 60 of the Children’s Act. These offences attract a minimum sentence of two to 10 years or a fine of P20,000 to P50,000.