Opposition to take Kgathi to Court

Friday, March 10, 2017

Opposition are waiting with baited breaths to launch legal proceedings once Minister Kgathi makes a wrong move

The opposition caucus has resolved to join whoever is challenging the Court of Appeal (CoA) Amendment Bill before the Courts if Parliament passes it.

This resolution was taken at the caucus on Tuesday during a meeting with representatives of the Law Society of Botswana (LSB) and National Amalgamated Local and Central Government and Parastatal Workers’ Union lawyers, Mboki Chilisa and Tshiamo Rantao.

The opposition parties, Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and Botswana Congress Party (BCP) legislators wanted the lawyers to advise them on what the Bill means.

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Opposition to take Kgathi to Court

The opposition caucus has resolved to join whoever is challenging the Court of Appeal (CoA) Amendment Bill before the Courts if Parliament passes it.