BDP is a pathetic big brother

There is a growing intolerance for open and honest debate from the ruling Botswana Democratic Party as evidenced by their zeal to try and stifle parliamentry democracy.

Many people were shocked to hear this morning that the party caucus has decided to whittle Gaborone West South MP Botsalo Ntuane's motion calling on parliament to come up with a bill seeking a constitutional review.

The BDP caucus in less than a week has seen two progressive motions comatosed. First it was through what is clearly a deceptive move to kill MP Dumelang Saleshando's motion on the introduction of declaration of assets and liabilities bill. This time the BDP guillotine otherwise known as the caucus has killed the constitutional review motion. What is next on the agenda of this democratic aberration?

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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