Masisi's bloated Cabinet

Masisi hired more Cabinet Ministers than his predecessor
Masisi hired more Cabinet Ministers than his predecessor

President Mokgweetsi Masisi has inherited a bloated Cabinet, which incessantly gives the Legislature a torrid time in terms of making laws. The Cabinet also leaves the taxpayer grinning with envy at the hefty amounts the Executive gobble. The Executive arm of government is so powerful that it uses its strength to frustrate the making of laws, leaving the Legislature to simply 'rubberstamp' its decisions because of its (Cabinet) superiority in numbers, Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports

FRANCISTOWN: From an economic point of view, the heaviness of the Cabinet translates into a burden on the national coffers as it gobbles a hefty sum annually. For instance, without other allowances and benefits it’s estimated that the President, vice president, substantive Ministers and their deputies,  about 30 in number, gobble about P12, 392,872 annually.

The above estimated figures are without other notable allowances as Cabinet has luxurious and expensive motor vehicles and other staff members who are a direct cost to the taxpayer.

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