Mabeo, Fitt joyride irks MPs

Thursday, October 06, 2016

Tshenolo Mabeo and Neil Fitt appearing before the parliamentary committee. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The chairperson of the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies yesterday told the Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) that he is not fit for the job. Samson Moyo Guma said that if he were the minister, he would fire Neil Fitt.

The comments arose after it emerged that Fitt failed to advise the redeployed Minister Tshenolo Mabeo accordingly in relation to taking a trip to Brazil, Canada and France. Fitt also authorised the P88 million Air Botswana contract.

“This is not good for governance at all. It raises eyebrows and perceptions that political leadership interferes with governance, and that should not be happening.

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