MBABANE:Duma Boko, the newly elected Botswana President has appointed former Miss Botswana Lesego Chombo(26) as the Minister of Youth and Gender Affairs.
The Sowetan reported on Tuesday that, the appointment has sparked conversations across the continent, drawing praise from different quarters.
“Chombo, an attorney, Miss Botswana 2022 and Miss World Africa 2024, was appointed by newly elected president Duma Gideon Boko last week as part of a newly structured cabinet”, reads the report in part.
It has been reported that, the new youthful Minister said, the new position will give her an opportunity to serve young people.
“As of today, I am blessed with a role that gives me a greater opportunity to serve young people, and be part of the movement striving towards a new and better Botswana. I am grateful to be the incumbent minister of youth and gender affairs. All I have ever longed for was to make people’s lives better in all that I do. Here is active and meaningful change,\"she said in a Facebook post.
The African Union Women, Gender & Youth Directorate was quick to express its approval on X, stating:
\"We commend Botswana, under the leadership of Boko, for providing a platform for young people to lead and be at the forefront of policymaking. Congratulations to Chombo on your appointment”.
Lesego Chombo has been appointed Botswana's minister of youth and gender affairs/ Image: Lesego Chombo/Facebook