Consultant details serious irregularities in stadium renovation
Friday, May 20, 2011
Formation of a reference group
A Technical Reference Group (TRG), made up of 10 senior government officials, was formed to shorten the period decisions are taken. The TRG met fortnightly to pass decisions on clarifications of briefs.
TRG's first major decision was the recruitment of a Landscape specialist to join the team. During the first TRG meeting, a design brief was agreed upon. It had a softball facility, a cafeteria, multi-purpose hall for 5,000 people, administration offices, soccer-cum-athletics stadium with additional sitting of between 5,000 to 10,000, a stadia retractable roof, TV and radio transmission studios.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....