How Khama weakened DCEC

Toothless: DCEC headquarters
Toothless: DCEC headquarters

FRANCISTOWN: An expert has bemoaned the transfer of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) to the Office of the President (OP) indicating that this has completely diluted its sting.

On the other hand, without providing supporting statistics, the DCEC has acknowledged that for the past decade during President Ian Khama’s tenure, corruption has been on the rise.

University of Botswana (UB) political scientist Dr Kebapetse Lotshwao is steadfast that the transfer of the DCEC to the OP during Khama’s tenure has spelt doom for the corruption-busting agency, as it never emerged above waters. The move, he said, was self-serving on the part of the ruling elite.

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