Tonota loss is not failure of unity opposition
Friday, September 10, 2010
After the elections, critics are pointing fingers at the opposition, especially the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) that caused ripples of near-seismic proportions on Botswana’s political scene when it was formed earlier this year.
They say its presence on the campaign trail contributed little, not least because it concentrated more on recruiting new members to bolster - some will say bloat - its ranks ahead of planned opposition unity talks. This the BMD does, the criticism goes, in order to attain equal status with the BNF, the grandsire of Botswana’s opposition politics with more than 40 years behind it, and its more organized spawn of 1998, the BCP.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...