DIS boss and "lazy Government Officials"

The article entitled “DIS boss slams Government Officials” in the most recent Weekend Post newspaper makes for very sad reading. It makes me wonder why Mr. Kgosi does not escalate these problems he encounters, of uncooperative Government Officials to his job supervisor – or does he not have one?

It reminds me of the advice of a Chinese Government representative to a Botswana Government official, concerning the lack of competency of a Chinese Government-owned company to carry out a “mega” project in Palapye; which advice was also ignored, and which project has also disastrously failed.

According to the newspaper report, Mr. Kgosi’s Department of Intelligence and Security (DIS) has now adopted a “wait and see approach” as mega projects hurtle towards otherwise avoidable catastrophes. I don’t blame Mr. Kgosi’s DIS for this; anyone in similar circumstances would probably do likewise.

But surely there is someone to blame, and surely President Khama has the power to get rid of that someone. Question is – is he capable of identifying the culprit? If not, will his victory in 2014 elections make any difference?