UDC Women Better Step Up To The Plate

Some of the women who attended the BNF Women's League conference in Tonota PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Some of the women who attended the BNF Women's League conference in Tonota PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

TONOTA: Women in the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) should not dare accept a male dominated line-up of parliamentary candidates within the opposition coalition at the 2019 elections, which are in less than a year.

The words were echoed by the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) women’s league president, Daisy Bathusi over the weekend when giving a key-note address at the Botswana National Front Women’s League conference in Tonota.

She said should women be excluded from the 2019 line-up, to many it would mean that the UDC’s commitment to gender equality and women empowerment is gravely lacking. Currently, only the Botswana People’s Party (BPP) in the UDC has a single female parliamentary candidate for the 2019 general elections. The ruling party has four candidates while the Alliance for Progressives has two.

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