Though the faction took control of the party after winning all elective posts at the Kanye congress recently, Khama has been calling the shots ever since. At the first meeting of the new BDP Central Committee on Monday, the President once again asserted himself when all the unilateral decisions and actions he has taken were ratified with little dissent.
To make matters worse, the Central committee rubber-stamped Khama's decision to allocate top officials to man regions without consultation. The President has snubbed the Central Committee members and decisions and appointments that were previously done after consultations with top party officials were made alone. The initial murmurs about the unilateral decisions seems to have died down as the Kedikilwe-Kwelagobe faction realise that Khama is holding all the aces though all his candidates lost in the party polls.
From the Monday meeting, reports from party insiders indicate that members of the Barata-Phathi seems to be faring badly as Khama is not giving them a chance to make decisions.
