BCP sues Khama over Merafhe pension

Wednesday, June 18, 2014

The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has instituted legal action against President Ian Khama over the revision of former vice president’s pension. The party wants the Green Book declared unlawful, illegal, unconstitutional, a nullity and of no force and effect.

This follows the reports that earlier this year Khama revised the pension for former vice president Mompati Merafhe without the knowledge of Parliament.

The BCP presidential spokesperson Martin Dingake confirmed that they served the statutory notice on the Attorney General (AG) on June 9, 2014.

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