Boko decries high unemployment rate

Duma Boko PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Duma Boko PIC. KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Leader of the Opposition, Duma Boko has bemoaned that despite high government expenditure, its single biggest challenge facing the country is the high unemployment rate among youth.

In his response to the budget proposal presented by finance minister, Kenneth Matambo, Boko said government has over the last nine years of President Ian Khama’s leadership, spent over P455.05 billion without real meaningful outcomes.

“Sadly they have very little real meaningful outcomes and results to show for such massive expenditure. Only 9,810 jobs were created in that period,” said Boko.

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