Former army commander dissolves parliament in Botswana

I am quite sure that a lot of our people cannot contemplate such an event, dissolution of parliament by a former army chief, happening in Botswana. Yet if recent press reports about the upcoming general elections are to be believed this is about to take place.

It is a given that Section 35(3) of our constitution states that a person exercising the functions of the Office of President by virtue of Section 35(1) does not have power to dissolve parliament.