Domestic violence law discourse on course - Letso

If you asked former Kweneng South Member of Parliament (MP) Gladys Kokorwe about the highlight of her career as a legislator, she would proudly tell you about the Domestic Violence Act.

 Kokorwe was the one who tabled the Domestic Violence Bill in Parliament as a private member's bill because she was concerned about incidents of domestic violence.  This was the first time that a Backbencher had succeeded at presenting such a bill in Parliament.

For a long time, she fought to table this bill.  Kokorwe was consulting with gender movements and other stakeholders when she was drafting the proposed law.  

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