Batswana are jealous - Tibone

Commenting on the State of the Nation Address, he said those vested with powers to control government tenders and other economic structures have made it their mission not to award contracts to citizens because of jealousy.

He said that there is urgent need for legislation on citizen economic empowerment to compel government officials and parastatals to award tenders to local companies. On the hot issue of constitutional reforms, Tibone said there is no need to do a comprehensive review. He suggested that the review should only focus on problematic sections. He said calls for a comprehensive review are coming from angry people hence it is likely to bring results that will divide the nation. He said that constitutional reviews never satisfy everybody. He stated he is not satisfied with the manner in which recommendations of the Commission on Section 77, 78 and 79 was implemented.