The Secretary for the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) – Gabriel Seeletso – retires from the public service on Friday November 18, 2016 and will immediately report for work the next Monday hired as a consultant by Government. Before he vacates office, Seeletso – currently employed on an FO salary scale – was scheduled to make another trip to India yesterday October 22) with some officers redeployed under the newly formed EVM unit. Employees of IEC have expressed concern that the Secretary continues to undertake critical assignments where decisions about the future operations of the organisation are made despite that he will retire in three weeks. Having reached retirement age of 65, Seeletso is forced to vacate office stipulated in the Electoral Act but has been contracted as a consultant for the transformation from a paper-based ballot process to an electronic voting system which will see the introduction of the controversial Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs), it is alleged. Deputy Secretary, Keireng Zuze, is said to be in line to be promoted to succeed him. Questions are being asked on Seeletso's appointment because he does not have any experience or expertise on electronic voting process. His new role as Coordinator EVM –…