Judge warns against monetising access to public offices

This came as Justice Reuben Lekorwe dismissed a P5 million claim by a former Botswana Defence Force officer who said a Chinese-owned construction company, China Jiangsu International Botswana, had promised him a bonus for helping it get off a government blacklist.

Justice Lekorwe, in his warning, referenced the argument by the plaintiff, Gaseikanngwe Peke, a former Brigadier General who was employed by the company as a security adviser after his retirement, told the court that he was promised P5 million if he managed to persuade the Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) to lift a ban preventing the company from tendering for government projects.