It's more than a chicken war; it's State capture; its armed robbery

The country is grappling with commercial bullying that government and the related authority, being the Competition Authority ought to attend.

They have chosen to bury their heads in the sand. Government is nowhere to be seen. The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), is nowhere to be seen. They are on mute mode, pretending nothing is happening hoping it would all fizzle out, after a while. To them, this is a short-term inconvenience. Batswana will resort to National Petroleum Fund (NPF) and Butterfly.  After all, “Batswana ba lebala ka pela”.  Wrong.

The silence of the BDP, and government to monopolies in this country and in particular to the chicken industry, under discussion is not a mistake  The monopoly operators are the biggest funders of the ruling party, and are the game behind the game. From poultry, pharmaceuticals, auto industry, beef, construction, farming, retail, sand mining and petroleum industry, it’s the same swan-song.  So, it does not surprise me, therefore, that His Excellency is yet to make a comment on the abuse meted against his people. 

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