Murmurings of an Executive-minded Judiciary

Mmegi carries a story at page 3 of its Friday paper entitled ‘Khama, Dibotelo meetings’. The paper writes that there are unconfirmed reports that following Justice Abednego Tafa’s landmark judgement invalidating the appointment of sic Court of Appeal (CoA) judges, President Khama met two senior Judges at the Office of the President (OP).

The story informs us that it is alleged that Khama met Justice Ian Kirby, Judge President of the CoA and Chief Justice  Maruping Dibotelo last Friday at the OP.

The article continues by stating that the two senior Judicial officers went to brief president Khama about the judicial crisis, which one would assume was borne of Justice Tafa’s judgement. My intuitive reaction was that such was way far off the mark. The two Justices cannot have a meeting to discuss the crisis more so that the case is still pending before the CoA. I refused to accept that the two Justices could imagine such a conversation with the President. I have high regard and respect for the two Justices and I shall give them the benefit of doubt and denounce the existence of such a conversation.

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