BCP, UDC Demonstrate Against Child Sexual Abuse In Sebina
Monday, May 23, 2016
Sebina protests #iShallNotForget march in Sebina over the weekend. PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
The demonstration and rally were staged in the wake of the recent alleged Facebook conversation involving prominent Sebina councillor, Kemmonye Amon, who has impregnated a teenage senior school girl. The incident has attracted strong criticism from rights groups, opposition parties and the general public around the country.
The leaked Facebook conversation between Amon and the Assistant Minister of Education and Skills Development, Fidelis Molao, who is also Shashe West Member of Parliament (MP) are also alleged to have attempted to conceal the incident. Both Molao and Amon have distanced themselves from the Facebook conversation, claiming that their accounts were hacked into and the conversation staged.
Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...