BCP suspends 10 members

BCP Members
BCP Members

SELEBI-PHIKWE: The Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has suspended 10 members for having campaigned for independent candidate, Chibuya Dabutha in the recent Tshimoyapula by-election.

The suspended members are due to appear for hearings before the party’s disciplinary committee next week, BCP secretary general Kentse Rammidi confirmed yesterday.

He said the suspended group’s actions were in violation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) that the party has entered into with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC).

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