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The NPF and other tales

Kgosietsile Ngakaagae.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Kgosietsile Ngakaagae.PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Prominent criminal lawyer, Kgosietsile Ngakaagae, has emerged as the new Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) sending the nation into jubilation with the hope that he will be of great service to the State. KABO RAMASIA reminisces on what has been a decade of drama, fear and anxiety writing about the celebrity attorney and his clients in the infamous National Petroleum Fund (NPF) case

The name Kgosi Ngakaagae is not strange to Botswana politics. Although not a politician himself, the “celebrity lawyer” as often dubbed by his social media fanatics has seen it all.

Ngakaagae has stood at the heart of a nation’s history as it unfolded. From rising through the ranks to serving as State prosecutor in the widely-publicised late Louis Nchindo corruption case, to cementing a legacy as a go to attorney in town, the man surely has a story to tell.

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Justice delayed is trust denied

Batswana who marched peacefully for 'Justice for Tshepi' demanded answers. They have now received a detailed account of police investigation and a promise that the file is with the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP). The real test is whether the state now keeps its word without further prodding. In his address, the minister asked the nation to trust the process. He spoke of rigour, not neglect, and pointed to 10 months of...

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