A year to call politicians to account
Friday, January 24, 2014
In a country that is bursting at the seams with corruption, nepotism, outright cronyism, unemployment, and widespread poverty in the midst of plenty, most politicians will once again put on a show of unbelievable irrelevance in their quest to win the support of voters.
In the near term, many voters will repeat phrases of regret with a tired tone of acquiescence. “I voted for him because he promised me a job,” they will say. “But after he got what he wanted, he has hardly looked at me twice. I am the one who campaigned for him, but he doesn’t even talk to me now.”
We duly congratulate them to have ousted the long ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from power. Prior to taking power from the BDP, the coalition had made several election promises that are credited for influencing change and swaying the people to vote in its favour.The party had made an undertaking, which its leader and President Duma Boko consistently bellowed in his campaign trail. These undertakings were promises that Batswana would be...