Lerala residents petition Moroka to step down
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The chairperson of the delegation that represented the residents, Cornelius Mathare told Mmegi that as residents they are fed up with Moroka’s leadership and want him out. Mathare said: “Residents signed the petition to the Ministry of Local Government (and Rural Development) through our area MP to call for Moroka to step down, who for a long time has not been leading the village well. He is a dictator who makes decisions affecting the village alone without the input of other village leaders and the people at large.”
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While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....