BNYC bill withdrawn

Minister for Youth, Sport and Culture, General Moeng Pheto has pulled back on a draft of the Botswana National Youth Council (BNYC) bill he presented in Parliament after heavy criticism from members of parliament.

Legislators, Botlogile Tshireletso and Robert Molefhabangwe, have slammed Pheto for a poorly drafted bill that is 'lacking in depth'. Pheto advocates for the setting up of youth council by parliamentary statute to dissolve and replace the present council that was established through a presidential directive in 1974.

Contributing to the debate on the bill on Monday, Kgatleng East legislator, Isaac Mabiletsa slammed Pheto saying that the drafting of the bill was 'a shoddy job'.

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