They also stressed their confidence that the Bobirwa constituency is now fully ripe for them to snatch it from the ruling party. Bobirwa North East ward will attract more attention because initially it was won by the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) but they lost it to the BCP in a by-election after the death of Tshidiso Seleke.
BCP parliamentary candidate for the constituency, Lucas Taolo said his party is contesting for the third term in Bobirwa, an indication that they are "determined to rescue Bobirwa from the brutality of the ruling party". He said area MP Shaw Kgathi (of BDP) has dismally failed in his assignment but claims credit for the successes made by the Bobirwa North East ward councillor Kimbele Malesela. He charged that Kgathi would not publicly lobby for the needs of Babirwa because he was scared of being relieved of his Cabinet post. "It is a pathetic situation we are seeing in Bobirwa. Farmers are even relocating their farms away from the border line and villagers recently sent a delegation to President Ian Khama because their MP has failed them."
