Acting CJ refuses to recuse himself
Friday, January 06, 2023 | 4060 Views |
Justice Gaolapelwe Ketlogetswe
At the heart of the matter is accusations made by Ketlogetswe that the Chief Justice and the Minister for State President, Kabo Morwaeng of judicial interference in relation to ‘murder’ allegations against Lobatse legislator, Dr Thapelo Matsheka. Ketlogetswe made a series of accusations against the pair alleging they had tried to influence his decision regarding the case in which Matsheka was accused of kidnapping and killing a seven-year-old Lobatse boy Tlotso Karema for ritual purposes.
Now Ketlogetswe who faces disciplinary action has made an application to interdict Rannowane, Masisi and the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) from instituting disciplinary action against him in his ongoing dispute.
Whilst many citizens put trust in their leaders that they are tackling one of the worst curses that can befall a country, the public has lost trust after all the cases seemed not to go anywhere.As the saying goes, ‘corruption is a cancer that eats away at the fabric of society’; corruption affects effective governance.Corruption affects delivery of services to the public and also crumbles most systems meant to assist citizens who are very...