Tshelang Masisi dies

LEOGANG MOSIKARE
Correspondent | Thursday August 29, 2013 00:00

 

Masisi died at Bokamoso Private Hospital in Mmopane near Gaborone on Wednesday morning where he had been hospitalised for some time. The Deputy Executive Secretary of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Lee Lesetedi, said although he did not have official confirmation from Masisi's family, he had heard that Masisi had died.

However, by 5pm yesterday government confirmed the MPs passing. Meanwhile, social networks went viral with news of the death of the amiable MP who was decidedly popular with his electorate in Francistown West.Masisi, who was a native of Moshupa but had made Francistown his home, was diagnosed with a kidney condition more than a decade ago. In 2000, he received a kidney donation from his wife. He later formed the Masisi Organ Foundation whose aim was to raise awareness about kidney diseases and money for sufferers.

The MP instantly welcomed Section 20 of the Public Health Bill of 2012 that several MPs regarded as the key to the success of Botswana's medical school by laying the basis the removal, control and donation of human tissues, organs and cadavers for academic research.In May last year, Masisi and his wife were involved in a near fatal car accident on the A1 Highway near Palapye when they were travelling to Francistown.Masisi has been an MP since 1999 after defeating the then MP for Francistown West, Vain Mamela of Botswana Congress Party (BCP).He was the Councillor for Tatitown Ward before he became an MP.

 

After reports that Member of Parliament for Francistown West, Tshelang Walter Masisi, passed away on Tuesday at Bokamoso Private Hospital in Mmopane, Staff Writer OARABILE MOSIKARE browsed through the Hansard from 1999 to-date to gauge the departed MP's contribution.

The amiable Masisi, who was popularly known as TW, has been Francistown West legislator since 1999 until his untimely deathContributing to the Appropriation (2001/2002) Bill

Masisi: Go utlwisa botlhoko o utlwalela gore go ne go le bangwe ka fa next door kampo mabapi, ba tsaya bonus ya P90,000 ba sa generate any funds, ba sa dire madi. A lebogelwa fela gore o foo o omanya bana ba rona, ha a sena go ba omanya ba dira sentle, ba lala ba theogetse bosigo le motshegare go tswa foo gatwe tsaya P90,000, tsamaya oye kwa ga lona. O nna fa, o tlhoma Madirelo, o tswelela ka go harasa ba bangwe. Bo clerk ba Modimo ba lala bosigo ha, re lala re tshwere dimotion bosigo, re bereka re tsenya dimotion bosigo le motshegare, no bonus.

Masisi on recruitment of women in the BDFOn a point of clarification, Mr Speaker. Ke ne ke re mo godimo ga moo, a bone ka ba bangwe ba amogelwa ngwaga le ngwaga, a bone bomme fa ba amogelwa, ke eng ba sa nne fela under the same conditions tse ba ba bangwe ba amogelwang ka tsone, go tshwabiwa eng ka gore ke masole, ba ya go tereinelwa bosole?

Contributing to the Appropriation (2001/2002) Bill: EducationEducation officers including the principal, bana ba kopa diphatlha mo university kampo go ba saenela ha ba tshwanetseng go saena teng. Ba tla a mo sokisa setoropo gore ngwana wa Modimo a bo a ipone gore tota golo fa ke mmereki.

Contributing to the Appropriation (2001/2002) Bill: Second readingJaanong ga re leke go rotloetsa Batswana gore ba tshele ka mmu o re boleletsweng ke morena Modimo. Re nna ele gore foo atlhama ke go jese ... re nna fela foo namola leuba, o kae Mme Nasha? Mme go tletse batswakwa ba ba rorang motlhaba, simple gravel and sand. Motlhaba fela ba o tsaya kwa Kumakwane ba o rekisa mo; Nigerians, Zambians, ba a rora tsone dilo tseo.

Debating the Health Ministry's 2009/2010 Recurrent and Development Budget ProposalsTota kene ke rile ka re five minutes yo ke tla mo tsaya ke tla bo ke kgwela Speaker botlhoko, jaanong wena o ne o seyo kene ke batla ene yo monyennyane yole gore fela ke mmolelele gore it is unfair se a se dirang.Tsogwane ke bapile le ene, o buile ga four. Four chapters, ene a mmona nna a sa mpone. Ke sone se ke reng it is unfair, le nna ke na le kgaolo e eleng gore ke e emetse ke tshwanetse go bona matshwenyego a batho.