UDC Reclaims Mochudi East :: Mmegi Online

Kgatleng just like Gaborone has always been dominated by the opposition. With the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) joining forces with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), it seemed pretty obvious that they (UDC) were favourites to win the Mochudi East parliamentary by-election.

However, the UDC through Moagi Molebatsi did not do much to wrestle the constituency they lost when the late Isaac Davids defected to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) last year.

It was a sweet victory for Molebatsi and his party after they defeated the BDP which had a stronger campaign which was led by the Vice President Slumber Tsogwane and Cabinet ministers. Molebatsi was voted by 4,402 people, BDP’s Mpho Moruakgomo managed 3,284 votes, Independent candidate Japhta Radibe got 130 votes while 76 were spoilt. Both Moruakgomo and Radebe lost to Davids in 2014.

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UDC Reclaims Mochudi East

Kgatleng just like Gaborone has always been dominated by the opposition. With the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) joining forces with the Botswana Congress Party (BCP), it seemed pretty obvious that they (UDC) were favourites to win the Mochudi East parliamentary by-election.

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