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BDP proposes 40% non-MPs in Cabinet

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Domkrag members at the recent party Council PIC: KENNEDY RAMOKONE

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has submitted a proposal before the presidential constitutional review that they want the President to be given the power to choose 40% of Cabinet ministers from outside the National Assembly and 60% from within Parliament.

The party was represented by its attorney, Basimane Bogopa and David Magang who is a member of BDP council of elders.

Bogopa said the move will help the Members of Parliament (MPs) to focus mostly on their constituencies since some complain that they are failing to deliver on their mandates on behalf of their constituents due to ministerial work, proving that they have bitten off more than they can chew.

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BDP proposes 40% non-MPs in Cabinet

The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) has submitted a proposal before the presidential constitutional review that they want the President to be given the power to choose 40% of Cabinet ministers from outside the National Assembly and 60% from within Parliament.

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