BFA moves to fire Taylor
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | 1550 Views |
Goabaone Taylor. PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Taylor was suspended late last year over the misallocation of FIFA funds, amounting to P8.8 million.
The funds were diverted to other BFA projects other than the FIFA sanctioned initiatives. Taylor recently appeared before a disciplinary committee headed by former football administrator, Leviet Ntwaagae. Sources said a verdict will be delivered today at Lekidi and will see Taylor dismissed, just less than a year into her term. The sources said Taylor's predecessor, Mfolo Mfolo will be reappointed to the post.
When the State cannot rely on its own machinery to pursue suspected wrongdoing, repairing that machinery must become a national priority.The establishment of a Special Investigations and Asset Recovery Task Force may help government respond to the immediate challenge. However, Botswana cannot afford to leave the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) struggling whilst building...