Manake to appoint CEOs for BMC, NARDI

Manake has 30 days to fulfill a promise she has made before the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Manake has 30 days to fulfill a promise she has made before the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Acting Minister of Agricultural Development and Food Security, Beauty Manake has 30 days to fulfill a promise she made before the Parliamentary Committee on Statutory Bodies and State Enterprises.

The Nevah Tshabang-chaired committee relayed its disappointment with Manake over a number of vacant leadership positions within the State Enterprises under her ministry. The Committee summoned Manake after State Enterprises under her, being the Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) failed to send a chief executive officer (CEO) or acting CEO and has no full Board; the National Agricultural Research And Development Institute (NARDI) appointed an acting CEO on the day of appearance and also has no full Board; National Food Technology Research Centre (NFTRC) has no managing director (MD) nor an acting MD. “We have called you here since we are unable to make state enterprises under your watch to account. The Minister shall appoint the CEO at BMC as per the Act. BMC appeared before the Committee and it came to light that it has no substantive CEO for years now. On the other hand, BMC is not doing well and we expect you would have been proactive and appointed a CEO.

Botswana Accountancy Oversight Authority (BAOA) report shows BMC audited position is P1.3 billion losses. It made a loss of P106 million the last time audited financials were recorded,” committee chairperson Never Tshabang said. About NARDI, Tshabang said they were concerned that sometimes it has a Board and in some instances it does not. He said they were not amused that NARDI had gone for long without a CEO only for them to appoint an acting CEO on their day of appearance before the committee. He further said they were concerned why an acting permanent secretary could appoint a caretaker administrator at NFTRC instead of an MD or acting MD.

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