Masitara calls for more support for the Ombudsman

Gaborone West North legislator and Chairman of Parliamentary Committee for Statutary Bodies, Robert Masitara has called on government to provide more support to the office of the Ombudsman.

Masitara said this in the welcome to heads of Ombudsman institutions from the African Ombudsman and Mediators Association SADC region to their meeting in Gaborone.

"Worthy of emphasis is the fact that for Ombudsman institutions to thrive and be effective they need to be supported with adequate financial and human resources, and an environment conducive for them to act independently in their operations," he said. He added that the government was doing its best to create such a supportive environment within the confines of resources available to it.

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Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

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....

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