FMD crisis turns political
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 | 370 Views |
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The BCP, through its shadow minister for Lands and Agriculture, Kesitegile Gobotswang, recently issued a strongly recently worded press statement described the government’s handling of the outbreak as a failure.
Gobotswang demanded an overhaul of the country’s disease response, including the abolition of the national and district command centres, a full account of the P97 million committed to the response, and the establishment of an FMD relief fund for farmers.
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...