Stop the internecine bickering
Friday, May 24, 2013
It is a cool afternoon at Goora-Montshiwa Freedom Squire in Kanye and the skies are blue. The stage is set for the launch of Botswana's fastest growing political party, the BCP. It is not only about the party here, but in the centre of all these events is the man who will from now on carry the image of the party in this opposition hinterland.
The character in the play here is Kentse Rammidi and he is set with all the costumes and props to play his part here in the drama of Botswana's political stage. This location is very strategic because it is the meeting point of Kanye parliamentary constituencies.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...