Ramogapi had no authority to engage private lawyers for gov’t case – AG

Tuesday, June 30, 2026 | 340 Views |

The Attorney General (AG) Dick Bayford has said that the Minister of Water and Human Settlements, Oneetse Ramogapi, acted unlawfully by appointing a private law firm to represent the government in legal proceedings without his authority.

In an affidavit filed before the High Court in a case involving Ramogapi and three executives of Botswana Housing Corporation (BHC), Bayford said he agrees with the applicants that Ramogapi had no legal authority to instruct Kanjabanga & Associates to act in a matter brought on behalf of the government.

"I confirm the averment made by the Applicants that it was unlawful for the first respondent to give the law firm, Kanjabanga & Associates, a Power of Attorney in what by all appearances was an application brought on behalf of the government," Bayford stated.

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