Molale rubbishes Bothakga bribery claims

When addressing Parliament on Friday, Molale refuted what he called "malicious allegations" against Bothakga Burrow Botswana. In response to claims made by Maun East legislator, Goretetse Kekgonegile, who accused Bothakga Burrow Botswana of securing the contract through bribery, the minister rebuffed the allegation.

"I would like through this statement to rebuff such allegations and go on to brief this House on how the process or selection of DM was done," Molale said. He outlined that the procurement process began with an open and transparent pre-qualification stage in December 2022. Both local and international development managers were invited to express their interest, with 27 bidders responding out of 123 companies that collected the expression of interest (EOI). Evaluation occurred in March 2023, adhering to the Public Procurement Act (PPA).