The opportunity is before us
Friday, February 16, 2018
I stand, today, no so much to respond to his presentation, but I rise in exercise of the heavy burden of responsibility to which many citizens of our country have, by the power of the ballot, called us to. Many of them walked many miles, under the scotching October heat of 2014, to cast a vote. This was their way of signing a convenant with all those who sit in this August house.
By their vote, the swaths of our people, right from the crystal clear waters of the Chobe, to the dry sand-dunes of the Kgalagadi, placed their hopes that all those who form this August house will collectively help to break the vicious cycle of poverty that engulfs so many of our citizens.
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...