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Katlholo spills the beans

Tymon Katlholo
Tymon Katlholo

The sum total of former Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) director general Tymon Katlholo’s recent conference presentation is a scathing indictment of governance under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) administration led by former president, Mokgweetsi Masisi. Writes Correspondent KABO RAMASIA

The erstwhile director general of the DCEC, Tymon Katlholo, alleges that during this period the graft-busting agency was infiltrated, impunity became entrenched, institutions were weakened, and innocent citizens were persecuted on trumped-up charges in the absence of evidence.

Katlholo has publicly detailed what can be described as the “shenanigans” the nation endured under the Masisi presidency. Speaking at the Botswana Peace Conference & Festival held in Gaborone last week, Katlholo presented a paper entitled “Living in perpetual fear: The swelling incidences of crime and corruption”.

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