Citizen Economic Empowerment Policy adopted

Last week the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dr Margaret Nasha even suggested that the debate on the policy be closed, as Members of Parliament (MPs) were taking too long on the issue.However, a sizeable number of MPs, mainly from opposition parties that Mmegi spoke to yesterday, felt that the issue was crucial and could not be decided in haste.

Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development Keletso Rakhudu said it was imperative for the Minister of Finance and Development Planning Kenneth Matambo to come up with a policy first before implementing a law.He also said the minister needed to sensitise civil servants on the policy first before going to Batswana, as they were the drivers of the said policy. "All have to know what we mean by empowerment and the civil servants shouldn't be only those from the Ministry of Finance. Other ministries should be taken on board and that is when Batswana can be sensitised regarding the policy," he said.