BDP won't name its 'secret agents' yet

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FRANCISTOWN: The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has refused to disclose the names of a three-man committee it claims was appointed by President Ian Khama to investigate allegations of impropriety by some party operatives last year.

"That is an internal party matter and we are not going to disclose the names of the three men to the press as of now," declared BDP executive secretary, Dr Comma Serema yesterday.

This has further raised speculation that Khama could have roped in outsiders to investigate BDP matters. Serema was also quick to rebut allegations made by some BDP members that the President was using Directorate of Intelligence Services (DIS) sleuths to investigate some errant party operatives. Khama was also accused of being the only man in possession of the report, whilst other members of the central committee were in the dark about the contents of a document meant to guide the entire team in its decisions. "It's not the DIS that compiled that report and I find it unfair that every time people speculate without a clue, they point fingers at the DIS," said Serema. The director of the DIS, Isaac Kgosi has also cleared his organisation saying that as a non-political organisation, it does not play any role in the BDP affairs.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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