A case for a forensic audit on procurement expenditure and land acquisition
Friday, February 15, 2019
I will then close my practice, in the interest of national service to go and help you investigate and prosecute the thugs. Anything short of that will be an exercise in futility. What we are presently having is some cheap distraction at Bakang Seretse and Kenneth Kerekang’s expense. Regrettably, Seretse sells and the media are so fixated on monetising the case they cannot see past the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) ruse.
Just so we are clear, the whole government system has been, and still is a cesspool of corruption. Don’t be lied to, Botswana compares favourably to Nigeria in terms of looting by businesses and their partners in crime, the ruling elite. I am really hoping to hear what Business Botswana’s position is on the situation at hand as regards the runaway corruption. I am not accusing them. I may have missed their take.
While the political shift brings hope for change, it also places immense pressure on the new administration to deliver on its election promises in the face of serious economic challenges.On another level, newly appointed Finance Minister Ndaba Gaolathe’s grim assessment of the country’s finances adds urgency to the moment. The budget deficit, expected to be P8.7 billion, is now anticipated to be even higher due to underperforming diamond...