We aren't backtracking on ConCourt – Boko
Tuesday, May 05, 2026 | 290 Views |
Boko.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Speaking during the Labour Day commemoration organised by the Botswana Federation of Public, Private and Parastatal Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) in Letlhakane on Friday, Boko made it clear that the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) administration will press ahead with the reform, describing it as a “principled position” grounded in expert legal opinion.
“We want a Constitutional Court proper. We are not backtracking. We are not apologising for this,” Boko said, adding that the proposal has been thoroughly examined by “lawyers, advocates, scholars, and experts”, leaving “no confusion about it.”
“Law and order are the medicine of the body politic and when the body politic gets sick, medicine must be administered.”– B.R. AmbedkarThe amount of money at play threatens to test the integrity of the country’s financial system, giving more reason to why the courts must be fully given leeway to lean on the matter and reach a conclusion.Botswana has spent decades building her reputation as a stable and credible financial jurisdiction.The...