�Sebina scandal� accused to challenge Molao
Chakalisa Dube | Thursday November 2, 2017 11:42
Moalosi hit the headlines last May after he was questioned by police in connection with the alleged hacking of a Facebook account belonging to Molao and Sebina councillor, Kemmonye Amon. Amon had reportedly impregnated a 16-year-old Nata Senior Secondary School girl.
After allegedly hacking the account, Moalosi was said to have faked a conversation between Molao and the Sebina councillor, which went viral on social media and led to the ‘I Shall Not Forget’ movement, which exists to this day.
The matter appears to have died a natural death in police hands. Moalosi contested and lost the 2014 general elections to Molao, garnering 3,037 votes against Molao’s 6,839. Early this year, Moalosi announced that he would not contest the 2019 general election owing to shortage of resources.
Yesterday, he told Mmegi he had since changed his mind and would be gunning for the constituency in 2019. “I changed my mind after some people in my constituency promised to help me raise funds to secure resources for the campaign.
“I am very optimistic that with sound financial backing, I can mount a strong challenge against Molao and possibly win the constituency,” he said. Moalosi noted that in his opinion, in order for one to effectively contest a parliamentary seat, one needs around P500,000 as campaign resources.
“Coming from the opposition, I do not think it would be realistic to raise such an amount. However, I am optimistic that with the support of my backers, I can raise a reasonable amount of money to effectively compete against Molao,” said Moalosi.
Moalosi was a late entrant to the 2014 election race and is considered in the constituency to be the most natural challenger to Molao in 2019. Another contestant in the 2014 polls was independent candidate, Onkabetse Daniel, who received 1,835 votes. Daniel has since returned to the Botswana Democratic Party.