Batshu retires from police service

He took the position at a time when Botswana was experiencing a high rate of crime due to the influx of illegal immigrants from neighbouring Zimbabwe. Under his watch, Special Constables were introduced in 2005 to assist in the fight against crime. He oversaw the establishment of the Police Air Wing, which is likely to take off by the end of this year or beginning of next year. During his tenure, the police improved their response to armed robberies, which resulted in the shooting of a number of criminals. Batshu spoke openly about the frustration his officers go through because of laxity in the judicial system. 

At a National Conference on the Evaluation of Crime Prevention Programmes last year, he complained that the police work hard, taking all risks to arrest criminals who are later granted bail by the courts and thereafter they are not even convicted.