MPs peeved at constitutional review delay

Kabo Morwaeng PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Kabo Morwaeng PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration Kabo Morwaeng has assured parliament that government is committed to push for a comprehensive review of the country’s Constitution.

For a long time now, various quarters have called for the constitutional revision and the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) led government made a promise to the nation during 2019 general elections that once elected, it would review the Constitution.

But it is now 10 months since the general elections and nothing seems to have started regarding the constitutional review, prompting several questions from Members of Parliament (MPs) during last Friday’s Minister’s question time. 

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