Africa-Press – Botswana. Men have been implored to be protectors of women, not perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV).
Addressing a kgotla meeting in Sepopa on January 22, the Member of Parliament for Okavango, Mr Kenny Kapinga, said that women went through different forms of abuse at the hands of some men.
“Some women are killed, some are axed while some are beaten by rods,” he said. Mr Kapinga stated that it was inhuman to put other people through such abuse. He implored perpetrators of GBV to change their attitudes and accord respect to the women in their lives.
He said it was every man’s duty to protect women against GBV, be it their partners or nieces.
Mr Kapinga said that Botswana Police Service should introspect on its legislation on GBV and whether it has enough qualified personnel across different places to handle GBV matters.
A resident, Mr Weke Marumo, pointed out that since Sepopa was a big village with catchment areas such as Kajaja, Tamacha and Mowana, it required a high-rank police officer to oversee its policing jurisdiction. Mr Marumo said that the Sepopa law enforcement officers faced shortage of transport.
He said that their village was long promised a police station with additional police officers but that has not happened.
Another resident, Mr Kelebogile Khaniguba said that Sepopa residents had been promised many development that never transpired, such as a prison facility.
Mr Khaniguba also raised concern about the delay in the Sepopa-Mohembo road asphalt overlay and shoulder re-instatement project which was supposed to have started last year.
In response, Assistant Superintendent Otshidile Bikitshane from Shakawe Police said that the promised police station was planned for the year 2019/2020 but the plan was scuttled by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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