Well-meaning Motaosane breaks Cabinet post tradition

Motasaone PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES
Motasaone PIC. THALEFANG CHARLES

Member of Parliament (MP) for Thamaga/Kumakwane constituency Palelo Motaosane has made history by becoming the first ever MP from his area to fail to land a cabinet post since Johnson Nkoane of Kweneng South in 1969.

When President Mokgweetsi Masisi announced his new Cabinet earlier this week, Motaosane failed to make the cut. The legislator who won the constituency formerly known as Kweneng South replaced Tshenolo Mabeo who was the MP for the area in the 11th Parliament.

Motaosane beat Mabeo in the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections before a walk-over on Ofentse Khumomotse of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) at last month’s General Election.

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