Khato Civils tender is clean- BDP

FRANCISTOWN: The opposition may be inferior in number, but their level of debate has throughout the life of the 11th parliament kept the dominant Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) on its toes with its robustness, shrewdness and agility.

Interestingly, in the 2014-2019 parliament, the dominant BDP has consistently used its majority to push its political agenda and in some instances frustrated important debates and pushing through some motions that it considered in line with its agenda.

The BDP has been in power since 1966 and the opposition in parliament has indeed endured the wrath of being a numerical minority. The opposition bloc in parliament knew that the BDP support was a rarity, until recently during the water debate when it came on a silver platter.

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