Implement the recommendations Mr. President
Friday, November 25, 2022 | 120 Views |
The nation is eagerly awaiting this report to have a glimpse of what the recommendations are like, possibly for further debate. Mr. President, it’s our ardent hope that true to your promises, the public will have an opportunity to peruse the report and see if it reflects their interests as the Commission went around the length and breadth of the country collecting views of the people with some choosing to write to the Commission’s secretariat. Please Mr. President don’t whittle it down for any reason!
Having gone through the report, we have noted some interesting recommendations made by the Commission to the President. A majority of these recommendations are aptly captured in the stories littering this edition.
Yet, while this crisis ravages the communities, the administration is championing a major, resource-intensive legal reform and the establishment of a dedicated Constitutional Court. While the principle of strengthening constitutional justice is commendable, the timing is profoundly misplaced. When the President himself admits the government coffers are limited, every thebe and every moment of political capital must be directed towards the...