Of cattle and AFCON...
Friday, May 26, 2023 | 80 Views |
As is their wont, such novel initiatives stoke robust if not emotive citizen debate. Some have said the cost to import comes at a time of other competing socio-economic imperatives and therefore, the decision is both expensive and untimely.
Others believe the purchase is an exercise in redundancy as the country’s beef pedigree is already world renowned and any spending should rather address challenges such as climate change adaptation.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...