SPEAKING OUT: Carter Morupisi
Almost exactly a year ago, on 17 February 2020, former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP) Carter Morupisi arrived at the High Court in handcuffs and leg-irons under heavy security escort.
Morupisi, together with his wife, was facing three counts in connection with the misappropriation of funds from the Botswana Public Officers Pension Fund (BPOPF).
The case was the beginning of the end for a man who has been in the civil service for 37 years.
Morupisi was appointed PSP on 28th October 2014, but after serving for five years, President Mokgweetsi Masisi suspended him on 2 September 2019.
The former PSP has since been in and out of courts as his criminal case drags on under the glaring watch of the media.
Maele put his move on hold
Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) new recruits who have been declaring their interest to contest in the 2024 general elections have apparently brought divisions and instability to the party, sources within BPF have claimed.
The Voice has been reliably informed that the party’s latest catch, former Permanent Secretary to the President, Carter Morupisi’s show of interest in contesting for Lerala/Maunatlala constituency Parliamentary seat has left former Member of Parliament for the area, Prince Maele jittery and worried.
“Until Morupisi’s recent declaration that he was in the running, Maele had indicated that he was ready to join the BPF. In fact he was supposed to have joined us last month together with Master Goya and two other former Ministers but he has since asked for more time,” said the source that posited that the reason for Maele’s hesitation could have been sparked by Morupisi’s interest in the MP seat.