BDF spending worries Khama

BDF in action.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
BDF in action.PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Commander of Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Lieutenant General Gaolathe Galebotswe says President Ian Khama is “concerned and worried” by the army’s off-budget spending.

Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) this week, Galebotswe said Khama was always advising the defence minister to explore and establish government-to-government deals than procuring from private entities.

Before the PAC, Galebotswe was pushed into the defensive and justifying the army’s spending habits, as MPs grilled him on whether the BDF was involved in a regional arms race.

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