Independent Candidate Vows To Topple Guma

Tshwenyego Mbise
Tshwenyego Mbise

FRANCISTOWN: One may be not off the mark to say that Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) primary elections are usually associated with ructions that lead some of its cadres to stand as independent candidates during general elections.

But lo and behold, Tshwenyego Mbise, the former campaign aide of Tati East Member of Parliament (MP), Samson Moyo Guma is challenging his former colleague for the coveted position of the area MP during this year’s general elections. Surprisingly, Mbise was not one of the aspiring candidates who challenged Guma during the BDP’s primary elections last year.

Asked by The Monitor what has now changed, which aroused his interest to challenge Guma, Mbise responded: “Guma has poor leadership qualities and lacks manners. He also failed to address a lot of pertinent issues that are affecting people in our constituency”.

Editor's Comment
BDP primaries leave a lot to be desired

The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...

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