Constitutionalism in a time of crisis: Botswana's reaction to COVID-19

Friday, May 15, 2020

Law and order: Some established personal freedoms have been curtailed during the lockdown PIC: BASHI KIKIA

Botswana, a country with a population slightly over two million, has recently joined countries that took stringent measures necessary to contain the spread of COVID-19. On March 31, 2020 President Dr. Mokgweetsi E. K. Masisi declared a state of public emergency.

This was the second time a state of public emergency was declared since Botswana attained independence in 1966. According to the Declaration of State of Public Emergency Order, “…it was necessary to declare a state of public emergency for the purpose of taking the necessary measures to address the risks posed by COVID-19”.

President Masisi was acting pursuant to section 17 of the Constitution of the Republic of Botswana (1966). The features of the said section are that:

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