Kgatleng council leadership boycott Molao�s meeting
Thursday, May 26, 2016
Molao
Council chairman Mpho Morolong and his deputy Stephen Makhura boycotted the kgotla meeting addressed by Molao on the basis that the assistant minister has lost his moral authority and should focus on clearing his name before he can address anyone in his official capacity. Molao has been implicated in a Facebook conversation with a Sebina councillor Kemmonye Amon who is impliacated in impregnating a school girl. Molao has however denied the conversation claiming that his Facebook account was hacked.
Mmegi has learnt that the chairperson and the district commissioner (DC), Mompoloki Mochanang, discussed the issue at length prior to the kgotla meeting. Mochaneng confirmed having a discussion with Morolong but said he was not in a position to discuss the matter with the media.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...