Social Justice Commission Vital

He argued that the Commission would help address the acute levels of inequality in the country. Equally, he said that it is common knowledge that our gross domestic product (GDP) per capita of over $8,000 has earned the country an upper middle income status and are working for a GDP per capita income of $12,000 by 2036.

However, he said the big question here is whether the country’s wealth as shown by these colourful figures was evenly distributed amongst citizens and evident in people’s lives throughout the country. Lo and behold 28 Members of Parliament (MPs) all being of the ruling party voted against it. Twelve from the opposition were in support of the motion. When debating the motion, Lucas said there is no doubt that Botswana is an unequal nation hence the need for the government to evolve policies that have a social justice slant.These are policies that emphasise the fair distribution of resources, services, opportunities and development projects.