Mistrust, intimidation and rigging in BDP race

Thursday, March 23, 2017

FRANCISTOWN: Nominated councillor James Kgalajwe and former Monarch East councillor Raoboy Mpuang, are reportedly the ones who influenced an investigation into the recent Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) elections.

President Ian Khama ordered last week that complaints surrounding the Francistown regional elections should be investigated. A task team to investigate the elections is scheduled to meet party members in the region today.

The task force is led by former Cabinet minister, Gaotlhaetse Matlhabaphiri who will be accompanied by Kgalagadi South Member of Parliament (MP), Frans van der Westhuizen and the party executive secretary Merapelo Moloise

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Mistrust, intimidation and rigging in BDP race

FRANCISTOWN: Nominated councillor James Kgalajwe and former Monarch East councillor Raoboy Mpuang, are reportedly the ones who influenced an investigation into the recent Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) elections.

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