BDP Kgatleng Cllrs And Branch Leaders Defect To BMD

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Three Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) councillors and branch committee leaders in Kgatleng have defected to the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD). The defections occured at a rally held by BMD in Mochudi over the weekend.

Councillors Joseph Setoutwe of Bogare, Solomon Ruele of Mosomane West - both from Kgatleng West constituency, together with Basimane Khumo Hule of Modipane/Dikwididi in Kgatleng East were paraded at the highly attended BMD rally. The defections reduce the number of BDP councillors in the Kgatleng District Council from 11 to eight. Kgatleng West MP and BMD official, Gilbert Mangole has said that another BDP councillor is on the way to the new party.

Besides the three councillors, the BMD received a number of leaders from the Kgatleng BDP branch, like secretary Poppie Ruele, her deputy Nonnki Modise and three additional members of the branch committee. Other leaders who defected are BDP women's wing branch secretary Sakalengwe Tshopwane and three ward chairpersons from Bogare, Mosanta and Makgophane.

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