Hard lessons learnt from Kgori Capital verdict
Friday, August 02, 2019
The Court of Appeal (CoA) case related to an order of a civil penalty granted under the Proceeds and Instruments of Crime Act by Justice Godfrey Nthomiwa against Kgori and its directors pursuant to an application by the Directorate of Public Prosecution (DPP). Regarding the Kgori judgement, the following questions arise:
l The Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has never denied engaging Khulaco to transact on its behalf. The issue in dispute was the commission paid. Khulaco has advised government in advance of its 20% commission and they were told to proceed executing the mandate.
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...