Machana Shamukuni

Machana Ronald Shamukuni is a Motswana politician and a member of Botswana Democratic Party who served as the Minister of Justice since the department's creation in 2022 until 2024. He was a Member of the National Assembly for the constituency of Chobe from 2014–2024. Quotes “The strategy also seeks to ensure that we build a justice system which is accessible and responds to the needs of the general public,” "the ministry had also made progress in preparation of bills for presentation to parliament, such as the Insolvency Bill of 2022 meant to harmonise and align with best international practice,” Ministry strives to develop review laws Africa Pres (19 May 2023) “I urged Refugees to consider local integration as an option, but I regret that very low number of applications have been received,” “We suspect that these are people who are engaged in human trafficking and smuggling of migrants. We have engaged security experts on this matter to ensure protection of all,” “I can inform you that USD10.622 billion is needed to support a projected 130,8 million forcibly displaced stateless persons in 133 countries and territories across the world. This is a truly sobering sum that we desperately need,” “Furthermore, such commitments have been incorporated into the Second Transitional National Development (April 2023 – March 2025) thereby making them part and parcel of the national development agenda,” Refugees reluctant to acquire Botswana citizenship Sunday Standard (26 July 2024) “Last year, in 2023, I supported a total of nine applications involving 42 individuals for onward submissions and processing by my ministry while in 2024 the ministry only received two applications,” “As regards access to education, Botswana offers refugee children education up to senior secondary which is far better than the requirement of the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the status of refugees. Article 12 calls for states to offer elementary (primary) education." Few refugees apply for work, residence permits Mmegi ( 27 August 2024) “The pandemic brought about numerous lessons for the world of work and this calls for a shift in the manner in which we execute our mandate. Despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, Botswana continues to enjoy harmonious labour relations. From April 2021 to date, 6,467 trade disputes were reported, in addition to 951 trade disputes brought forward from the previous year, bringing the total to 7,418. There has been a decrease in the number of trade disputes reported compared to 7,299 disputes reported in the previous year [2020]. The decrease is attributed to COVID-19 disruptions,” Shamukuni calls for labour law review Mmegi (18 March 2022) “It is regrettable that they have resolved to boycott the event. We should embark on constructive engagement to find solutions to these issues, most of which are administrative. Boycotting will not solve anything, and we should be coming closer to one another instead of going parallel ways,” “I can’t rule anything out. It’s elections year and this could be politically motivated,” Shamukuni laments LSB boycott The Voice (7 February 2024)