BDF fight over US army uniform

BDF officers PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
BDF officers PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is embroiled in a bitter dispute over the used United States of America (USA) army uniform which was recently donated to them by the super power army.

The matter is so serious that BDF’s management recently took a taxing and unpopular decision to recall the uniform from members without disclosing to them why the uniform was being recalled.

The camouflage uniform which comprised of bags, light green t-shirts with camouflaged sleeves, googles among other materials was a covert deal between the BDF and the US army.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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