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BDP should come out clean

Friday, July 29, 2022 | 370 Views |

Elsewhere in this edition, we carry a story in which Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) is pushing for a change to some provisions of the Constitution.

The BDP recently submitted to the Presidential Commission on Constitutional Review calling for inclusion of a clause that prohibits former presidents from political activism.

In its submission before the Commission, the ruling party argued former presidents should fulfil the role of being statesmen/women and as far as possible be restricted from taking up political office and formal employment.

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