Boko takes on Kokorwe
Friday, July 15, 2016
In his notice to sue issued this week, Boko argues that Kokorwe’s decision to subject the issue of whether to expunge statements made by him on diplomatic relations between China and Botswana to debate is unlawful.
Through his attorney Mboki Chilisa, Boko said on July 7, 2016 Kokorwe allowed debate to be conducted on an ‘urgent’ motion brought to consider whether statements made by the claimant on the floor of Parliament on February 7, 2016 about Botswana/Chinese diplomatic relations should be struck out from the Hansard. Francistown West MP Ignatius Moswaane proposed the motion.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....