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BCP bound Dow says SONA lacks hope

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Dow has not missed any opportunity to take a swipe at the BDP PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Following her dramatic exit from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May, Specially Elected Member of Parliament, Unity Dow has not missed any opportunity to take a swipe at the party and its leadership.

Yesterday was no different when she responded to President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) address. “I must start with a bit of honesty – the address did not fill me with hope. The address was neither inspirational nor aspirational.

People do not frame their problems, nor do they expect solutions to their problems to be framed in big, complicated words or phrases,” she said.

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BCP bound Dow says SONA lacks hope

Following her dramatic exit from the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in May, Specially Elected Member of Parliament, Unity Dow has not missed any opportunity to take a swipe at the party and its leadership.

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