Ministries trip up in the first lap
Friday, August 11, 2023 | 280 Views |
For the people: Poor project implementation means delayed delivery of essential infrastructure and services for Batswana PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
In February, shortly after the announcement of the 2023-2024 budget, Mmegi published ‘The Difficulty of Spending P13bn in a Year,’ discussing government readiness to utilise their yearly allocation.
The P12.7 billion set aside for infrastructure, part of the P21 billion development budget ratified by Parliament for 2023-2024, was intended to stimulate the economy post-Covid by reviving deferred public investment projects.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...