Civil personnel sue BDF Commander for stopping allowances

Segokgo. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Segokgo. PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

FRANCISTOWN: Seven Botswana Defence Force (BDF) industrial class workers have instituted a lawsuit against the Commander of the BDF after he allegedly stopped their payment of committed subsistence allowance.

The seven BDF civilian personnel led by Ogomoditse Mokwadi want the BDF to reinstate the allowance and reimburse them all the monies following the termination of the allowance.

The allowance was paid from 2006 but was terminated in 2015.

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