It is alleged that with President Duma Boko as the helmsman, relevant institutions have finally been given teeth to bite and operate independently. It is said that even some of the files that had been gathering dust at the DCEC and the Directorate of Public Prosecutions (DPP) will finally be pursued fully. The founding Director General of the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC), Tymon Katlholo, who also had another stint at the directorate during the presidency of Mokgweetsi Masisi, has in the past alleged that during his period, the graft-busting agency was infiltrated.
He had also stated that impunity became entrenched, institutions were weakened, and innocent citizens were persecuted on trumped-up charges in the absence of evidence. It’s troubling, however, that those pursued by this craft busting agency and other security organs, are seemingly individuals who are supposed to be providing exemplary leadership. The alleged culprits are also mainly ex-Cabinet members associated with the previous ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) while others are former senior public officers. This whole development creates an appetite for the enforcement of the Declaration of Assets and…
