Sportspersons ready to vote
Thursday, October 23, 2014
Among those who will be exercising their right to vote is Motsumi Lekone, a local quad bike rider who has taken part in the annual 1000 Desert Race on many occasions. Lekone has also competed in other events such as the Khawa Bike race where he emerged victorious. “Casting a vote is a fundamental right of every citizen and I will be among those that will exercise this right.
I have registered in the Bonnington South constituency. I voted in the same constituency in the last general elections,” he said. Bonnington South is one of the highly contested constituencies in the country. It pits the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) represented by Abby Chengeta, Botsalo Ntuane of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Ndaba Gaolatlhe of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...