BNF lose symbol case
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Kanjabanga and other BNF dissidents
Lobatse High Court judge Godfrey Nthomiwa interdicted BNF president Duma Boko, the party central committee and the Independent Electoral Commission from using BNF’s symbol of a golden key in the UDC or any political formation.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...