Mophuting-Dikoloti, the Assistant Minister for State President, Defense and Security, had a jagged trudge to the National Assembly. She was one of the few women politicians who had won tickets to represent their respective political parties, going on to win the Gaborone Bonnington North constituency under the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) ticket. She is one of the only three women MPs in the 13th Parliament, forming part of the 61 directly elected members. Others directly elected women are deputy Speaker, Helen Pushie Manyeneng of the UDC member party, the Alliance for Progressives (AP) and the Mother of the House, Unity Dow from the Botswana Congress Party (BCP). The 13th Parliament has three other, especially elected women, MPs - Cabinet members; Bogolo Kenewendo, Lesego Chombo, and Nono Kgafela-Mokoka Mophuting-Dikoloti’s primary party is the Botswana NationalFront (BNF), which is in a coalition partnership with the AP and Botswana Peoples Party (BPP).
In the 2024 BNF primaries, she beat former Gaborone Mayor Kagiso Thutlwe and veteran politician Professor Motsumi Marobela in one of the BNF acrimonious primaries for Bonnington North. Primary election “favouritism” accusations would surface, which seemingly ‘quenched’ Mophuting-Dikoloti’s hard-earned victory. Loosers, Thutlwe and Marobela, accused her of being favored by President Duma Boko. She would later address the accusations openly, saying Boko supports women in leadership but “does not have the authority to dictate to members which candidate they should vote into a position”. It was, however, the legislator’s strong contention that she was not granted any form of favor but worked her way together with the party faithful to earn the 2024 victory. Based on her record in the National Assembly, Mophuting-Dikoloti has been active and vocal in parliamentary debates since taking office in 2024 as the only woman directly elected in the 2024 polls from the BNF stable. She uses debates to push social justice and constituency issues.
