TK's case exposes BDP double standards

Khama is taking the bull by the horns PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Khama is taking the bull by the horns PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Hypocrisy of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leadership reared its ugly head in a case that the Serowe West MP Tshekedi Khama is suing the party. It is common cause that when the branch committee vetted out their MP for abandoning the constituency, the central committee overruled them, Staff Writer TSAONE BASIMANEBOTLHE reports

The BDP secretary general, Mpho Balopi has indicated in his affidavit that the branch committee says Khama had not bothered addressing his electorate after being elected or appraise them on the issues that are being discussed in Parliament. 

Balopi says Khama had not visited the constituency not even once to thank the electorate since he was elected but they used their discretion as Central Committee to approve Khama’s candidacy so that members of Serowe West constituency would elect a candidate of their choice. He emphasised that the reasons given by the branch committee were quite weighty. 

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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