BPF factions talk peace
Friday, June 02, 2023 | 50 Views |
The move by Biggie Butale-led BPF administration to strike a peace deal with Khama who was reputed to be on the verge of forming a splinter party might salvage the opposition party that was destined for a major break up. There were threats purportedly made by supporters of Khama who wanted him to decamp from the BPF with all his supporters literally leaving just a shell of the party with Butale.
Khama is believed to the thread that is holding the BPF together.
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