Masisi Cabinet appointments: Calming the BDP political storm :: Mmegi Online

A senior government official has described President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s mini-reshuffle of Cabinet this week as simply movement of furniture devoid of value addition. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE follows the developing story in which political expediency is touted as the main motivation for the Cabinet appointments.

FRANCISTOWN: Speaking on condition of anonymity as he is not authorised to speak to the media as a public servant, a young Political Science graduate was however, not shocked at the latest developments. He claims the President was influenced by political expediency in his decision.

“The reshuffle is not much of a surprise because the motivation is political expediency (calming the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) emerging and raging political storm) and not service delivery,” the Young Turk analysed the President’s decision of this week.

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