Mma Tshireletso missed the point

In particular, she wants women to be allowed to wear jeans and mini-skirts in the House’s public gallery. The assistant minister was speaking in response to a recent incident at the Gaborone bus rank where a young woman was stripped naked for wearing a mini-skirt.  The incident is unfortunate and has left many of us with more questions than answers.

However, this incident should not be used to undo the good things that the society has put in place to give respect to different institutions and we should not allow our emotions to control us. For the assistant minister to call for mini-skirts in Parliament she is automatically disrespecting the head of the House, the Speaker of the National Assembly, who has a mandate to ensure that Parliament is given the respect it deserves.