Boko earns bragging rights

By-elections for council seats as a precursor to the general elections can easily be overlooked, but this time around, Bophirima in the Bonnigton South constituency proved not to be an ordinary ward. It challenged Boko’s leadership credentials and he has aced the test. He has gotten the confidence he needed that he can maintain the UDC brand with or without any opposition party. Also, this victory could be a yardstick for him to see if he can win back his former constituency in the 2024 general election.

When he wants something, Boko goes all out and mobilises his followers. He pushed hard in 2019, canvassing votes for his party, almost neglecting his own constituency campaign for Gaborone Bonnington North that he lost to Anna Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP). He was nowhere to be seen when Mokgethi was announced as the winner. Boko would then keep out of the public eye. He then reappeared when the UDC took the court route to challenge the election outcome.