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Kebonang calls for personal liability review

Friday, September 12, 2025 | 600 Views |

Justice Zein Kebonang of the Gaborone High Court says it is high time government considers holding individual officers personally liable for legal costs in cases where they abuse their powers and it results with the employer slapped with heavy costs.

He made the suggestive remarks on Tuesday when ruling that the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development unlawfully dismissed one of its employees, ordering his immediate reinstatement along with full back pay and benefits.

Justice Kebonang ordered that the said civil servant, Petrus Katjahangue, be reinstated immediately to his job and that the government pay all his lost wages and benefits.

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