Asset declaration failers to be named and shamed

Presenting the Directorate’s 2024–2025 Budget Estimates to Parliament recently, Assistant Minister for State President, Boitumelo Gofhamodimo announced that EID is currently digitising its Asset Declaration System through the SMART Botswana Hackathon initiative.

She disclosed that once this initiative is complete, the public will have access to a list of individuals who have submitted their declarations and a list of those who have failed to do so. “The Ethics and Integrity Directorate continues to promote and reinforce integrity and accountability in public office.