With corruption taking deep roots in Botswana especially within government ministries and State Owned Enterprises, graft busters at the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) complain that without funding they are fighting a losing battle. Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee, DCEC Director General Brigadier Joseph Mathambo was unapologetic informing the parliamentary committee that the corruption bursting organization has not achieved any growth for the past 10 years yet corruption has grown significantly. “All law enforcement agencies are given some bit of autonomy and have their own budgets like Botswana Defence Force, Botswana Police, Prisons department and Directorate of Intelligence Services while we are under Directorate on Public Service Management thus not having our own budget,” Mathambo cried out. He said their budget is meant for them to survive but not to be productive, adding that this compromises their work. He said that due to shoe string budget, there is dire shortage of manpower at the organization. Mathambo revealed that the DCEC has since submitted a position paper to cabinet regarding the need for them to be autonomous. Covid 19 graft Since the declaration of State of Emergency in order to arrest the covid-19 pandemic there have been concerns…