E sale re buile: Tide in the affairs of the Judiciary :: Mmegi Online

On December 21, 2015 we published the story titled: ‘Newsmaker of the year - Judges suspension: Litmus test to our democracy’. Staff Writer OARABILE MOSIKARE revisits the story and is convinced that indeed the suspension of four High Court judges by President Ian Khama was not only a test to our stable democracy, but the most shocking news story in Botswana ever

The erosion of public confidence in the Judiciary is as old as Khama’s Presidency. Early in his presidency, or early 2008 precisely, Khama refused names of Judges the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) had recommended to him. One of these matters is still pending before the Court of Appeal (CoA) and may well be a casualty of the current crisis.

In September 2015, Khama suspended four Judges Key Dingake, Modiri Letsididi, Mercy Garekwe and Ranier Busang for alleged misconduct after it was found that they were paid undue housing allowances. A tribunal was appointed to enquire into their conduct.

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