Bolele saved at the 11th hour
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
This week, BDP central committee reversed the February 3 decision in which they had ordered a re-election in the whole constituency as per section 9 (f) of the BDP constitution. The section reads; “where an irregularity has occurred or the process of the election has for unforeseen circumstance failed in any polling station, there shall be a re-election in the whole ward if it were elections for a council seat, or a re-election in the whole constituency if it were elections for a parliamentary seat.”
Molefe was challenging Bernard Bolele for the parliamentary seat in that constituency.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....