Boko denies 'pay-to-access' claims
Tuesday, April 21, 2026 | 390 Views |
Duma Boko.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Speaking at the party’s 60th-anniversary gala dinner at Royal Aria in Tlokweng, Boko made it clear that his leadership stands against any form of bribery or exploitation. Furthermore, he urged those who may have encountered such demands to take decisive action.
“If anyone has demanded that you pay him or her, go and open a case with the Botswana Police,” he said. This came after some public members complained that some people close to the President are making business people pay them to access him.
“Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”– B.R. AmbedkarThe amount of money at play threatens to test the integrity of the country’s financial system, giving more reason to why the courts must be fully given leeway to lean on the matter and reach a conclusion.Botswana has spent decades building her reputation as a stable and credible financial jurisdiction.The...