Goretetse Kekgonegile

Goretetse Kekgonegile is a member parliament for Maun East and a member of Botswana Congress Party (BCP).He is the General Secretary of his party Quotes “The international human rights organisation such as UNESCO has indicated that it is the right of every individual to have a global citizenship, something that Botswana as a member has signed to. As a signatory to these protocols Botswana should not be seen as a country that makes people stateless,” “The Citizenship Act in Section 15.1 states that if a person is born in Botswana between a Motswana and a foreign national, that person will enjoy dual citizenship until the age of 21 when they have to renounce the foreign citizenship, failure of which will automatically lead to them losing Botswana citizenship. This is an anomaly as government would have spent a lot in their upbringing, including education and health,” “It was a pity that five years down the line, the promise was not kept. Parliament cannot, therefore, allow the status quo to prevail, and the situation is especially dire in border villages where people interact across borders,” “This is an anomaly because most of these children do not even know or been to the countries of their foreigner parent, let alone know any of their extended family members there. In that case, the automatic loss of Botswana citizenship is tantamount to rendering them stateless, contrary to the UNESCO protocols that Botswana is a signatory to,” “The object of the Bill is therefore, to align Citizenship Act with this High Court judgement. This Bill gives us an opportunity to comply,” Kekgonegile calls for Citizenship Act amendment DailyNews(12 August 2024) “Masisi’s disregard and rejection of the advice of political parties, unions and civil society is an indication that the constitutional process is not inclusive,” “After he proceeded with the process inspite of concerns raised, the BCP is considering taking the matter legally.” Masisi disregards Dissent with his Approach to Constitutional Review The Gazette (12 January 2022) “She declined our donation when she knows that lack of sanitary pads contributes to poor exam results,” “The school is always among the bottom five in performance. Being a woman we thought she would understand priorities for the girl child.” “Should she continue to turn us down, we will be left with no other option but to forcibly gain entry and distribute these sanitary pads. How can the school head reject sanitary pads that are badly needed by the students when she recently received a donation of air-condtioners from the BDP?” UDC in school row over sanitary pads The Gazette 23 September 2019