Disband, or empower the DPP
Friday, March 06, 2015
In-fact, the DPP then became an institution, which attracted esteemed lawyers who have since left to set up private firms. Some of them have made big names for themselves, whilst others have joined the bench as judges. Oh, the DPP was a great institution that secured a number of high profile convictions during those days. The same cannot be said about the DPP we have today.
Not only is the DPP head Rre Leonard Sechele a very ‘press shy’ officer, his juniors are also ‘court shy’. On Monday this week, Extension two Magistrate Court issued a warrant of arrest against a prosecutor who failed to show up in court for unexplained reasons. The officer was supposed to appear on a drunken driving case.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...