More than 255 Mekoko registered
Thursday, June 19, 2014
When briefing Ntlo ya Dikgosi this week, the IEC executive secretary Gabriel Seeletso said that this year they registered the highest number of independent candidates, usually referred to as ‘mekoko’.
In May, the IEC had recorded 19 independent candidates for parliamentary level, which increased to 26 this month, while for local government the number increased from 200 to 230.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...