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BDF gobbles P204.5m

Soldiers to Mozambique PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Soldiers to Mozambique PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Ministry of Defence, Justice and Security (MDJS) has requested additional funding of up to P204.5 million under the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) to cover costs of deploying and sustaining troops in Mozambique.

The money is part of the P2.49 billion supplementary budget contained in the Financial Paper No. 1 of 2021-2022 that raised heated debate in Parliament on Wednesday. When presenting a statement on the supplementary estimates of expenditure from the consolidated and development funds before Parliament this week, finance minister Peggy Serame said out of the P2.49 billion, P2.36 billion has been requested for four ministries including MDJS, while P134 million has been specifically requested to augment the costs of Mozambique deployment request at the security ministry.

“Of this amount, P70.4 million is requested under P2.36 billion while the remaining P134.1 million is requested under Part II of the Financial Paper,” Serame revealed.

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