Dikgosi give new constituencies Bill thumbs up

Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
Members of Ntlo ya Dikgosi PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO

Members of Ntlo Ya Dikgosi have unanimously supported the Bill to increase Members of Parliament from 57 to 61.

It, however, would seem the number four is not enough as each Kgosi believed their region deserves more legislators either because of the vast area or its population.

Some of the members of the House also called on Batswana to actively increase the national population.


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