Central District Chobe District Francistown City Gaborone City Ghanzi District Jwaneng Town Kgalagadi District Kgatleng District Kweneng District Lobatse Town North-Est District North-West District Selibe Phikwe District South-East District Southern TOTAL Percentage 12 117 7 4 140 1 6 0 0 7 3 13 3 0 19 5 1 4 14 21 5 0 0 30 20 0 1 6 0 7 0 16 6 0 22 3 8 12 0 23 2 42 21 0 65 0 2 7 16 5 1 0 0 12 19 14 22 3 0 39 6 8 0 0 14 7 4 9 0 20 0 56 11.50 33 311 63.86 17 116 23.82 0 4 0.82 50 487 100.00 0 0 0.00 In its endeavour to ensure that the IEC fulfils its mandate, the Government warranted to the IEC an amount of 278,917,123 Pula (US$31,000,000) to organize free, fair and transparent elections during the 2014 elections. B. Right to Equal Access to the Public Services and Properties Through the National Strategic Vision, the Public Service Charter and the Public Service Act, public officers in Botswana are mandated to render services to the public by adhering to non discriminatory principles. In particular, the Public Service Charter sets out the basic principles of the public service such as public interest, due diligence, the duty to be informed, neutrality and impartiality by which employees are guided in dealing with the public they serve. In order to ensure that the public enjoys the right to access public service and property, the Government has put in place certain measures such as: a) Toll free telephone numbers; b) Suggestion boxes; 49 | P a g e