A Constitutional review or a joke?
Friday, March 11, 2022 | 690 Views |
The 19-member team led by former Chief Justice, Maruping Dibotelo has been going around the country holding Kgotla meetings to collate ideas, views and opinions of Batswana on whether the Constitution is still relevant. The consultations are specifically meant to find out whether the communities feel there is need to review certain clauses and perhaps add more should it be deemed necessary.
Upon completion of its enquiry, the Commission shall submit a report with recommendations to the State President not later than the end of September 2022.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...