Police merger plans flop :: Mmegi Online

After years of trying, the government has accepted that plans to merge the Botswana Police Service and the Local Police have become a cropper. Local Government Minister, Margaret Nasha who is in charge of the Local Police told Mmegi yesterday that the two formations will continue to operate separately. At the moment, her ministry is revising the Local Police Amendment Bill to revamp conditions of service for the Local Police.

She hopes to table the bill in the current parliamentary sitting. "I will be taking the draft bill to cabinet and if it is approved in time, I hope to table it in parliament before Christmas break," she said.

Meanwhile, there are allegations of tribalism and nepotism in the Local Police. A senior official at the Ministry of Local Government is accused of irregularities in transfers and promotions.

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