BDP's divisive figure

Molale PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Molale PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

The minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration, Eric Molale managed to sail through as the Specially Elected Member of Parliament (SEMP) amid chaos and controversy.

Yesterday, Molale managed to have a second bite at the cherry after he was nominated and elected for the second time. Mmegi has learnt that this was not an easy decision by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to arrive at after some MPs voiced their opposition to his candidature at a caucus on Tuesday. His detractors took advantage of the fact that Molale has been branded an enemy of the workers by the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) to oppose his candidature.

They argued that he is not in good terms with the civil servants and should not even be at the helm of such a crucial ministry in the Office of the President.

Editor's Comment
BPF should get house in order

Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...

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