The Opposition Must Put House In Order

The opposition has been preaching unseating the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) for the longest time, but sadly of recent, they seem to be more engaged in bickering rather than strategising on how they are going to increase their numbers in Parliament.

Formation of Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in 2012, gave those discontent with the administration of the ruling party hope that power might change hands in the near future. In forming the UDC, opposition parties aimed to challenge the BDP as a united front starting from the 2014 general elections. While the number were not enough to unseat the BDP, the UDC did good, as it managed to get 17 out of the 57 parliamentary seats, while BCP, which at the time was out of the coalition only got three.