Kablay should recant his misguided comments
Tuesday, February 10, 2015
Unfortunately, most of the time when he opens his mouth, the things he says hardly make sense to right thinking people. In his contribution to the 2015-2016 budget debate last Thursday, Kablay accused civil servants of sabotaging the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) policies and programmes. As usual, he did not produce any evidence whatsoever to back his misguided accusations and prescriptions. He suggested that only BDP card-carrying members should be appointed to senior positions in the civil service as a safety measure.
“If the BDP wants to stay in power, they must consider appointing party members to senior government positions,” he was quoted saying.
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...