BOOTCAMP GRADUATES ASSURED OF FUNDING?
Monday, March 18, 2013

The Monitor team gate-crashed a party hosted by the graduates of the bootcamp in Gaborone recently, where they narrated how they have an upper hand over those who did not go through the training. The youth who met at a Gaborone house to celebrate their recent return from the bootcamp said they have been told they will be given 10 chances in a year to succeed in their applications for funding.
In contrast, other youth who did not undergo the bootcamp will no have the luxury of trying again and again. The bootcamp youth view this assurance as proof that they will be given priority over their peers.
This ruling is more than a technical legal decision it is a mirror reflecting the rot in the country’s procurement processes and governance.For far too long, government officials have twisted regulations to serve their interests, betraying the very citizens they are sworn to serve.The Judiciary’s rejection of this appeal is a timely reminder that corruption—no matter how deeply entrenched cannot indefinitely escape accountability. Yet,...