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Chickens have come home to roost –Keorapetse

Dithapelo Keorapetse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Dithapelo Keorapetse PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Following the postponement of the Parliamentary Accounts Committee (PAC) meeting this week, the Leader of Opposition (LOO) Dithapelo Keorapetse says the decision to kick out opposition MPs from Parliamentary Committees have resulted in near collapse of committees.

Speaking to Mmegi in an interview, Keorapetse revealed that most Parliamentary Committees cannot sit and perform their oversight duties as they cannot quorate.

“All the 24 Committees are BDP except three. For the first time in many years, the PAC couldn’t sit during the winter break to examine the books of accounts of government compiled by the Accountant General and Audited by the Auditor General.

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