No Trace Of Missing Girl
Monday, April 12, 2010
The girl who was four years old then was last seen in 25 November, 2008 when she accompanied her grandmother to the lands. The grandmother apparently sent her back to the village with a relative to have something to eat when the suspect allegedly kidnapped her on the way.
Villagers started mobilising a search team immediately upon discovering that the girl was missing and the suspect was remanded in police custody after he failed to tell them exactly where he kept the child.
That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...