Kwelagobe denies Parliament 'the whole truth'

The deputy chairman of IEC, Omphemetse Motumise noted that the minister's statement "regrettably ... contained serious allegations concerning the integrity and conduct of the Commission and the Secretary which were neither true nor correct. The statement was made without first consulting with the commission to verify the true facts".

Motumise says that the IEC had on February 25 brought the incorrectness and inaccuracy of some of the details in the minister's statement to his attention. But "the honourable minister has not responded to date". The IEC had requested that the incorrect and inaccurate details "be expunged from the record of the Parliament proceedings of the 13th February".