Kablay On Bended Knees

Kablay. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG
Kablay. PIC PHATSIMO KAPENG

In 2014, Liaka Kablay won the Letlhakeng- Lephephe constituency under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) edging out the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) with a margin of 552 votes.

The landscape has since changed with the reconfiguration of the opposition coalition. This has led to Kablay and his campaign team starting the campaign ahead of their competition. Kablay held his first campaign rally over the weekend in Letlhakeng where he told attendants that the BDP was an organised party with clear policies.

Through his party, they have done a lot for the constituency and therefore he would like to be voted into Parliament in the October general elections so that the party continued to rule.  “You can all bear evidence that Letlhakeng was not like this before I took over as MP. We worked hard to improve Letlhakeng as you can see. It is not only Letlhakeng. There used to be no power in Boatlaname. We are currently connecting power in other villages,” he said.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...

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