DCEC boss decries struggles

Addressing the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Friday, she elucidated the crime busting agency needs to be reformed and funded more in order for it to be more effective. “I am not going to beat about the bush, it is a fact that Botswana was once hailed as the least corrupt country in Africa, as one of the least corrupt countries in the world, but lately, we have seen a decline in our ratings and rankings,” Makgekgenene told the sitting.

She said the DCEC’s concern is that the decline is attributable to the inadequacy of anti- corruption mechanisms, lack of accountability, and lack of national corruption policy amongst others.