Constitution of Botswana (current consolidated text)
Command of armed forces
Status: in_forceRetrieved: 2026-08-19T05:30:12ZRelease: constitutions-global-20260821-v2
(1) The supreme command of the armed forces of the Republic shall vest in the President and he or she shall hold the office of Commander in Chief. (2) The powers conferred on the President by subsection (1) of this section shall include— ( a ) the power to determine the operational use of the armed forces; ( b ) the power to appoint members of the armed forces, to make appointments on promotion to any office in the armed forces and to dismiss any member of the armed forces. (3) The President may, by directions in writing and subject to such conditions as he or she may think fit, delegate to any member of the armed forces any of the powers mentioned in subsection (2) of this section. (4) Parliament may regulate the exercise of the powers conferred by or under this section.
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