'Unskilled MPs rubberstamp budget'

Although the National Assembly annually debates and approves the national budget as a part of its core duties, ministry officials note that the quality of interrogation is undermined by the legislators' "inadequate capacity".

Speaking at a meeting of International Public Service Accounting Standards (IPSAS) last week, the Acting Assistant Accountant General, Leungo Mafokate, identified lack of capacity as being among several concerns associated with the national budgetary process in Botswana.