#IShallNotForget comes under police scrutiny

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The #IShallNotForget campaign has come under heavy police interrogation, calling the movement nameless individuals whose credentials are subject to scrutiny. The movement, Women and Men Against All Sexual Abuse Of Children was formed after news of the infamous Sebina councillor, Kemmonye Amon impregnating a 16-year-old schoolgirl, broke on social media and quickly gained momentum.

The police have since said that the movement has no founding constitution. The police through their answering affidavit by acting officer commanding, Onkemetse Tawana, who at the time denied the movement a permit to march against child sexual abuse, said the movement was not a legally registered society.

She argued that as such they have no founding constitution or registered business premises, which may be subject to inspection or any traceability as an association under the law. “I, therefore, find it quite disturbing that the movement of nameless individuals, whose backgrounds and credentials are subject to scrutiny by more nameless individuals (are) people within the movement (who) see it fit to interview and handle some of the most vulnerable members of our society,” she said.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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