UDC petitions within the law
Friday, December 06, 2019
The dictum simply means that impartial and competent Judiciary delivers justice to parties to a dispute.
After losing the October 23, 2019 general elections, the main opposition bloc, the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) filed 16 parliamentary elections petitions against the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP at the High Court citing irregularities. The UDC explained that it believed in free and fair elections. Then the opposition stated that with the intended petitions, the party would seek inter alia the setting aside of the results of the said elections by reason of numerous irregularities to be fully traversed.
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...