HICOFEST back with a bang
Friday, March 13, 2015
Chester Missing
This year’s event themed “Razor Sharp comedy” is wholly sponsored by the Department of Arts and Culture, under the Ministry of Youth, Sports and Culture.
The department is bankrolling the event to the tune of P50, 000 which also to be used for a workshop for local comedians to be conducted by Conrad Koch, a South African legendary rib-cracker.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...