"Don't Interfere With Parliament"- High Court
Monday, November 10, 2014
The Attorney General, an ex-officio member of cabinet , with the help of the ruling Party, the Botswana Democratic Party, dragged parliament to court to force it to conduct the election of the vice president, the speaker and deputy without applying parliament standing orders which have been in effect since 1998.
Delivering judgement on Friday justice Michael Leburu said Parliament has been delegated by the superior law, to regulate its own procedure where the constitution has not made such a procedure,… “Our law recognised the privilege of parliament to regulate its own procedure.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...