BFTU calls for constitutional court

BFTU secretary general Gadzani Mhotsha said at a press conference in Gaborone yesterday that the court battle between President Ian Khama and then ruling party secretary general, Gomolemo Motswaledi has shown that the president is too powerful and can do as he or she pleases and nothing can be done due to his immunity to prosecution. "Many have thus called for a constitutional review to remove the immunity," he said.

Mhotsha said that at their General Council meeting last weekend, the BFTU resolved that there should be checks and balances to deal with a sitting president who abuses the immunity.