Moti is about to be paid back—Masisi

Monday, April 07, 2025 | 2700 Views |

Former president and outgoing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) leader, Mokgweetsi Masisi, has accused the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) of lining up huge money tenders as pay back for their alleged financier, Zunaid Moti.

He is of the view that Moti and De Beers are financially behind his ouster from state power.

Masisi said this at a press conference this morning further adding that he is deeply concerned by what they warned the voting public and the rest of the country about towards the 2024 elections; that they "know the UDC in italics".

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