Statistics Botswana hamstrung to produce quality data
Thursday, June 01, 2017
Majelantle PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
At a workshop for data producers and users in Gaborone this week, the deputy statistician general, Dabilani Buthali said there are low levels of coordination and information sharing in the National Statistical System (NSS).
He said this is reflected in the fact that within sectors, there are no mechanisms for user-producer dialogue.
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...