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Four of expelled quintet at odds with Kapinga

Friday, September 09, 2022 | 5820 Views |

Four out of the five legislators who were expelled from the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) do not agree with Okavango legislator Kenny Kapinga’s decision to seek readmission into the party.

The four Members of Parliament (MP) are the Leader of Opposition (LOO) and Selebi-Phikwe West MP Dithapelo Keorapetse, MP for Palapye Onneetse Ramogapi, MP for Nkange Never Tshabang, and MP for Mahalapye West David Tshere.

The BCP national conference held in Mahalapye two months ago took the decision to expel the quintet. This week the BCP announced that Kapinga has applied for readmission into the party, something that did not sit well with the other four expelled MPs.

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Four of expelled quintet at odds with Kapinga

Four out of the five legislators who were expelled from the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) do not agree with Okavango legislator Kenny Kapinga’s decision to seek readmission into the party.