Bring Corrupt People To Book - Gaorekwe

Airing his views during a meet and greet session that was organised by DCEC at Marang Gardens Hotel recently, Gaorekwe urged the crime bursting agency not to adopt the George Orwellian tendency of treating prominent offenders more equal than lesser mortals as crime knows no social status.

Gaorekwe, who spoke during the question and comments session after the director general of DCEC, Joseph Mathambo told the audience his roadmap, said that in most cases, when Batswana speak about corruption, they speak about perceptions. He said Batswana are already questioning if the DCEC is an effective organisation or just a toothless bulldog.“I think there is a general concern from the public that DCEC is not performing its functions effectively, but reports show a different story,” said Gaorekwe. “In most reports, Botswana is listed amongst the least corrupt nations. This may be untrue if we go by perceptions we have about corruption in Botswana.”  Citing an example, Gaorekwe said there was a time when the DCEC was buying advertising space in newspapers and listing Batswana who were alleged to be corrupt.