BPF ‘interim committee’ Palapye meet draws few
Tuesday, November 25, 2025 | 150 Views |
BPF members. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Whilst Palapye could be seen as a central venue and also located within the Central region where the BPF is strong, attendance was notably low.
Briefing attendants of the meeting, General Secretary of the committee Segaetsho Garekwe said that the Lawrence Ookeditse-led faction had almost abandoned the party, even supporting the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) in the Kgalagadi South by-election.
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...