He will be deputised by Uyapo Nyeku, also of the same political organisation. Both Majere and Nyeku faced competition from Lesego Kwambala of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and Lillian Griesmier for the positions of mayor and deputy mayor respectively. The Francistown City Council has 29 councillors inclusive of seven who are specially nominated. The UDC has 19 councillors inclusive of seven nominated ones, the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) has six councillors while the BDP has four councillors. Majere fended off fierce competition from Kwambala narrowly beating him by 17 votes to 12. It was, however, a walkover for Nyeku after he garnered 23 votes against Griesmier’s six. In his acceptance speech, Majere thanked the councillors and the people of Francistown for having elected him as the city’s number one citizen.
“I wholeheartedly accept your vote. These votes show that you truly trust us to lead the people of Francistown. For our city to develop, we need to work and pull in the same direction. If we are united, we will easily meet the expectations of the people of Francistown and, therefore, I need your full support to accomplish my mission as the mayor of Francistown. For our city to develop, we need the full support of councillors and council staff. Our journey in the new Botswana has just started,” said Majere.
The new mayor added: “I implore all councillors to bring motions that can take our city to new heights. Let's be serious when debating motions. We should spend most of our time debating motions and not engaging in trivial talk in order to make our city the city of all things precious.”
