BCP rejects delimitation commission report

The commission was appointed in June 2012 and last week handed its report to President Ian Khama. It is said that the commission that was chaired by Justice Terence Rannowane has made it clear that it has no power to increase the number of constituencies and this means that the 59 constituencies remain unchanged. This has riled the BCP, which expected the number of constituencies to be increased at least by 10.  BCP secretary general Dr Kesitegile Gobotswang said this was unexpected from the commission, which he dismissed as a fraudulent set-up.

"The Delimitation Commission members are political appointees and the commission is a fraudulent set up. All its members were appointed by the President; it is not independent," said Gobotswang.