PPADB to review citizen empowerment policy
Friday, February 17, 2017
John
The policy centres around national capacity building where citizens participate actively in strategic socio-economic decisions.
Last week, the Board said it is in the process of commissioning a consultancy to evaluate the effectiveness of the policy, particularly as it relates to the procurement aspect.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...