A report in the real sense?

Dear Editor,

I could have been mad and predicted with accuracy that Dr Fenton Ferguson and the political hacks would jump on the faulty report produced by the country’s public defender’s office.

To make it clear, the confidence that I once reposed in the public defender’s office, especially during the time of Deputy Public Defender Matondo Mukulu, has diminished because of this report.

The media published a piece basically saying the public defender has indicated that nothing wrong was done. I suspect that Fenton Ferguson was waiting for something like this to come to the fore so he could seek to refute the allegations of his dismal performance as minister of health.

Could politics be at play here? I have to ask, though I intend no disrespect. I have to ask that question because this was not the report expected and many see the report as mediocre. I am not satisfied with the report, as have so many others pointed out. It seems to have so many gaps, and so many questions are left unanswered.

Madam Public Defender, please have the report tabled in the House of Parliament. It must become a matter of parliamentary record, and our parliamentarians must do their jobs and scrutinise it. The report should not be left just to gather dust and serve as Fenton’s cynosure of vindication.

I wonder if this report on the dead babies scandal is a report in the real sense.

Nicole Foster

nicolefosjm@gmail.com