Mochotlhi’s second chance with Masisi
Friday, August 12, 2022 | 730 Views |
Mochotlhi was recently elected against all odds during the BDP youth congress in Bobonong village: MORERI SEJAKGOMO.
Collen Mochotlhi though sitting with the President as a member of the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National Youth Executive Committee (NYEC), was not close enough.
Mochotlhi was drawn even further by his suspension from the party by President Mokgweetsi Masisi himself. But his recent victory as the BDP NYEC chairperson, Mochotlhi has a chance to rebuild a relationship with the party leadership.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...