Moalosi’s courage keeps her in politics

Tunah Moalosi
Tunah Moalosi

As many people join politics for different reasons, for Tunah Moalosi (42), a mother of three from Tonota village, it was about courage and what it takes to be a woman in politics.

Moalosi says she was motivated by her own circumstances as a young woman to join politics. She joined opposition politics in 2010 and became very active ever since. For her, she joined politics so that she could be a vessel for what is good for the nation. She was a member of the Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) and later after the split, she became part of the founders of Alliance for Progressives (AP), which she is still active in. Moalosi believes it is important, for both men and women to take part in politics and advocate for what it is right especially looking at the needs of society. “Politics plays a major role in our lives and therefore, I plead with the community to take part in voting for it is important. If one does not vote, he/she may know that others will take decisions on their behalf. Batswana are like a big family and they are not divided as many may think or perceive. We may differ politically but we relate a lot and at times we even joke about those small differences. For us, it is about the principle or what one believes in. We are not enemies,” she said.

Since joining politics, Moalosi said she has been very influential to both men and women as she managed to change their level of thinking and made them see politics differently. In addition, she said some of the people that she influenced are now active in politics and take a role in voting. On the issue of low women representation, Moalosi admitted that women numbers in politics but they do fail to use them. Slowly some women have started to see things differently and advocate for other women, "but yes, we have a long way to go for us to hold big positions politically," she said. She added that most of the time, women foster their party interests and what’s there for them than the interests of their children and the country.

Editor's Comment
Inspect the voters' roll!

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