Defend freedom of expression-Boko
Friday, January 24, 2025 | 630 Views |
Boko PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Boko recently told a Cabinet retreat held at the Pavillion conference facility in Gaborone to defend freedom of expression.
At a meeting that was also attended by various senior government officials, the President whose government is human rights slant, started off by recognising members of the Fourth Estate and the work that they are doing, “including the spread of fake news.”
Whilst many citizens put trust in their leaders that they are tackling one of the worst curses that can befall a country, the public has lost trust after all the cases seemed not to go anywhere.As the saying goes, ‘corruption is a cancer that eats away at the fabric of society’; corruption affects effective governance.Corruption affects delivery of services to the public and also crumbles most systems meant to assist citizens who are very...