Mogae�s staff safe
Thursday, July 14, 2016
Fall’s assurances come after Mogae, who chairs the JMEC, expressed fears and concerns over their safety following an eruption of war when troops loyal to President Salva Kiir and first Vice President Riek Machar began shooting at each other in the streets of Juba leaving over 150 people dead.
In an email response to Mmegi, the JMEC spokesperson, who is also Mogae’s deputy said, “the rest of the staff in Juba are all safe and we thank God for that”.
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....