In defence of DIS

In the article I am talking about, Dingake was disputing the statement made by President Ian Khama during a Kgotla meeting in Tlokweng, when he said that he does not use the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) to spy on opposition politicians.

The allegations that the President uses DIS for clandestine activities against opposition politicians and some Batswana are not true to say the least.  DIS is used by the government not the President, as it is partly the government's specialist on certain methods of collection and exploration of data. As an arm of the government like other departments, intelligence services all over the world act according to the policies of the government of the day and in pursuit of objectives relevant to those policies.  Government uses intelligence to improve and understand the consequences of its national security.