Inside the Sekoma Accord

Boko and Saleshando recently signed the MoA
Boko and Saleshando recently signed the MoA

The Memorandum of Agreement between the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) and the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) heads for its first test this weekend, with the Sekoma by-election.

The MoA is expected to strengthen party-to-party relationships, while also working to increase the understanding of Batswana about social, economic and political problems.

UDC leader, Duma Boko and his BCP counterpart, Dumelang Saleshando signed the MoA during the launch of their Sekoma by-election candidate, Robert Rancho, recently.

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