Ntlo ya Dikgosi

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Ntlo ya Dikgosi is Botswana’s advisory House of Chiefs, composed mainly of traditional leaders who provide counsel on constitutional, customary, and tribal matters.


Statements (46)
Predicate Object
instanceOf House of Chiefs
advisory body
upper house
advises Parliament of Botswana
advisesOn constitutional matters
customary law
subordinate legislation affecting customary law
tribal matters
alsoKnownAs House of Chiefs of Botswana
canReview bills affecting customary law
bills affecting tribal organization
compositionIncludes chiefs of main tribes of Botswana
country Botswana
establishedIn 1965
focusesOn chieftainship
customary courts
tribal organization
governedBy Constitution of Botswana
hasAbbreviation NYD
hasCommitteeType special committees on customary law
hasFunction to advise on constitutional amendments affecting chieftainship
to provide traditional perspective on legislation
to safeguard interests of tribes
hasMandate to consider bills referred by the National Assembly
to make recommendations on customary law reforms
hasMemberType appointed members
chiefs
elected members
sub-chiefs
traditional leaders
hasNoPower to veto legislation
hasSessionType plenary sessions
jurisdiction Republic of Botswana
language English
Setswana
legalStatus constitutional body
locatedIn Gaborone
meetsAt National Assembly buildings, Gaborone
partOf political system of Botswana
predecessor House of Chiefs (Botswana)
reformedIn 2005
relatedTo Judiciary of Botswana
National Assembly of Botswana
represents tribal communities of Botswana
role advisory
typeOfLegislativeBody non-partisan body

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
National Assembly of Botswana ("House of Chiefs (Ntlo ya Dikgosi)")
relatedInstitution
Botswana
upperHouse

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