She has grown up in the BDP such that it appeared imponderable that one day she will be seen hobnobbing with the opposition, but 'Ruta' has since switched allegiance to the newly formed Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). She says nothing is going to take her away from the party.
In an exclusive interview in Francistown where she had attended a family affair, she says she joined BMD because she wants to make a difference and her parents, especially her father, respects her decision. "The day I made the decision, I tried calling him, but his phone was on voicemail because he was out of the country, but when he returned my call I told him about my decision, and he said it was okay if that was what makes me happy. They (the parents) do not regard me as a rebel. They respect my decision, much as I have got no problem with them remaining as members of the BDP. Some of us belong to the young generation and we want to see things done differently from what our parents are doing. It is now up to us to make our mark and I am sure we are going to do that," she says. She says that BMD is not a failing project, otherwise she would not have joined it.
