21 Feb 2019

Assistant Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Mr Kgotla Autlwetse says the Department of Tribal Administration plans to provide security for Makalamabedi, Motopi, Kedia in the Boteti West and Khwee, Mmea and Mosu in Boteti East office during the 2019/20 financial year.

Mr Autlwetse said there were two offices within Boteti East that were provided with private security guards, being Letlhakane and Rakops. He said the records were safe as there was provision of burglar bars on windows and doors of the offices. Mr Autlwetse also said due to financial constraints, the Department of Tribal Administration could not provide private security for all offices.

Boteti East Member of Parliament, Mr Sethomo Lelatisitswe had wanted the minister to explain why kgotla shelters or offices in some villages of Boteti East did not have private security guards, and to state villages with those arrangements.He further asked the minister to state whether records in these villages were deemed safe in the absence of security guards, and to state when they would be provided with guards. ENDS