The fired ministers: what went wrong?

Ex-Health Minister Professor Sheila Tlou
She is a professor of Nursing Education on leave of absence from the University of Botswana. She was nominated by the retired president Festus Mogae to Parliament and made a cabinet minister after the 2004 general elections. No doubt, Tlou joined the Ministry of Health as one of the most highly qualified people. Supposedly, she was bringing in scarce skills that have always  been lacking in the ministry, as it was previously headed by accountants and former teachers among others.

Her nomination gave hope to the nation that the troubled ministry would come alive, especially after Joy Phumaphi who resigned to take up a post in the WHO headed it. During her days, Phumaphi owned up to mistakes within her docket and  service delivery her priority.