What went wrong? The Dr Letshabo interview

Friday, October 23, 2009

With the dismal performance of the BNF in the recent general election there have been counter accusations amongst BNF leaders on what could be the likel;y source of the deterioration. We hear re-publish a Mmegi interview that we ran at the height of the BNF squables after the Molepolole Congress.

After her unsuccessful bid to challenge Otsweletse Moupo for the BNF presidency nothing has been heard from Dr Kathleen Letshabo. Mmegi traced her to Lusaka, Zambia, where she says she is doing work for her new employer. In an email interview she answers Mmegi questions on the recent elections.

Mmegi: You and your lobby group were roundly defeated in the central committee elections held in Molepolole over the weekend. As the leader of a lobby group, what do you think went wrong?

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