DTEF debtors off the hook
Tuesday, May 24, 2016
Department of Tertiary Education Financing offices
This is despite many years of the ministry announcing through its Department of Tertiary Education Financing (DTEF) that they are making strides, assuring the nation that all those who have benefited from the education fund will pay their dues.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) yesterday, Mooko said according to their records, they are owed P2.4 billion. “I have to concede that we failed the nation. We have a problem with our records, a lot of people are likely to get away without paying while a good number will pay less or even more than what is due,” he said.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...