Botswana: Mr President, Direct Appointment Is Not a Panacea for Corruption

Botswana is in the storm of procurement corruption that has been left unattended for the longest time. Yet it appears it is difficult if not impossible to craft long-lasting solutions to as far as possible, cure procurement corruption because it continues unabated.

President Advocate Duma Boko has of late somewhat suggested direct appointment is the panacea for procurement corruption and importantly that he is intent on pursuing it going forward. In fact if I may say, he has already started using…