Cabinet has rejected suggestions by opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) MPs that civil servants should stay out of the running of general elections the issue that has been debated at parliament during budget estimates for Independent Electoral Commission (IEC). Government only managed to sideline civil servants in taking part in electoral course in 2017 when Court of Appeal ruled that they should not vote in the internal party primary elections. CoA judges panel led by Judge President Ian Kirby ruled that voting in the Bulelwa Ditswe was amounting to poltical activism and contravenes Section ( 5) (5) (b) of Public Service Act (PSA). Section (5) (5) (b) of PSA No 30 of 2008 prohibits public servants from voting in party primary elections but officers can retain membership of party and remain active in affairs of their party. On Thursday, Minister of Presidential Affairs, Kabo Morwaeng with other cabinet members’ defeated UDC MPs deliberations that all public servants should be banned from the process. The y also disputed IEC independence status pleading that its head honchos must be axed. MP for Maun East Goretetse Kekgonegile said IEC Secretariat has proved to be incompetent due to how the UDC election petitions…