Did police help Tsogwane 'steal' elections?

Vice President Tsogwane during the elections' ballot counting PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG
Vice President Tsogwane during the elections' ballot counting PIC: KEOAGILE BONANG

Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) has accused the police of helping the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to steal elections.

According to the ongoing petitions before court, one petitioner, Sam Digwa and his co- petitioner Michael Molathiwa allege that the police were used to steal elections in the Boteti West constituency in favour of Vice President Slumber Tsogwane. Tsogwane won the elections with 7, 006 votes against Digwa’s 6, 713 while Molatlhiwa trailed behind with 344.

Digwa of the UDC who was a candidate in the 2019 elections for Boteti West Constituency says one ballot box at DHMT polling station was taken by a police and only returned after a while.  According to the filed petition, it says on the polling day around 5pm at the station, a uniformed police officer left the polling station with a ballot box and went outside the polling station with it.

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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