MPs expenditure questionable

Extravagant: Auditor-General report questioned MPs’ expenditure PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Extravagant: Auditor-General report questioned MPs’ expenditure PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The Auditor-General has observed that Members of Parliament (MPs) have a questionable expenditure that was incurred when they had gone for a trip in Kasane.

This was after it was discovered that the bills for meals on account of some honourable members had increased significantly.

According to the report, there were other questionable bills incurred in the period November 1, 2019, to December 13, 2019 and ranging from P650 to P11,945 for lunch, dinner, beverages and Pedicure Swedish Back totalling P28,570.

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