Nkaigwa asks court to disqualify 'trafficked voters'

Haskins Nkaigwa
Haskins Nkaigwa

Member of Parliament (MP) for Gaborone North, Haskins Nkaigwa appeared this morning before Village Magistrate’s Court objecting to voter trafficking.

Nkaigwa had filed numerous cases against voters on arguing that voters registered to vote in the upcoming general elections at Phakalane while using different residential plots such as Glen Valley barracks knowing well that the places were not their principal residences. 

The MP who represented himself told Magistrate Mogi Paya that the voters are not residents in the places where they register therefore they are not eligible to vote in Phakalane. 

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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