Boko Wants IEC Autonomy

Yandani Boko PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG
Yandani Boko PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG

Member of Parliament for Mahalapye East, Yandani Boko will table a motion before Parliament seeking government to amend the Electoral Act.

However, Botswana Democratic Party chief whip Liakat Kablay said Boko would need to convince Parliament with facts on why the Act needs to be amended.

Boko says they only want the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) to be an autonomous body, one that does not fall under the Office of the President (OP).

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