Botswana’s Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) Director, Rose Seretse has said that senior government officials are among corrupt suspects that her department is investigating.She said graft continues to blight Botswana’s public service, something that is in sharp contrast to the image projected by international rating agencies such as Transparency International.
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Seretse said there are cases that have been registered concerning some senior government officials.
Seretse said contrary to the perception that her department is toothless, they are free to investigate anyone without fear or favour as long as it falls under the DCEC mandate.
Seretse said a number of cases have been reported with her organisation in which a number of public officials had accumulated immense wealth despite their modest official salaries. She described the situation as a worrying adding that there is need to contain it.
"Corruption is becoming widespread in Botswana. Another challenge that we face when we conduct investigations is that record keeping is tedious in our country," she added. /APA
Appearing before the Public Accounts Committee on Monday, Seretse said there are cases that have been registered concerning some senior government officials.
Seretse said contrary to the perception that her department is toothless, they are free to investigate anyone without fear or favour as long as it falls under the DCEC mandate.
Seretse said a number of cases have been reported with her organisation in which a number of public officials had accumulated immense wealth despite their modest official salaries. She described the situation as a worrying adding that there is need to contain it.
"Corruption is becoming widespread in Botswana. Another challenge that we face when we conduct investigations is that record keeping is tedious in our country," she added. /APA