
The second meeting of the Fourth Session of the Eleventh Parliament came to a close last week with its major highlight being the swearing in of the fifth President Mokgweetsi Masisi and endorsement of Vice President Slumber Tsogwane. The session was mainly discussing the national budget and due to the limitations of most MPs on issues of economics there was little drama in the house. It was time for MPs to look at the budget allocations for various ministries and how their constituencies have benefitted. A good number of MPs participated in the debates for the appropriations of budget for various ministries and the debates were robust. For the first time the MPS from the ruling party came out of the cocoons and take the ministers head on especially those that they felt were not performing. This was probably motivated by the fact that former President Ian Khama was leaving office. One cabinet minister who was heavily criticised was the then Minister of Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services Prince Maele whom they told that he has failed. Leading the onslaught was the free speaking chief whip Liakat Kably with MP for Nata/Gweta Paulson Majaga finishing him off by telling…