Motshwarakgole challenges �silent� UDC on corruption
Friday, July 25, 2014
Giving a solidarity message during the UDC combined conference in Serowe over the President’s holiday, Motshwarakgole, who is the secretary for labour affairs at the Botswana Federation of Public Sector Unions (BOFEPUSU) said, “le didimetse (you are quiet) but we want to hear your voice on this. We want mass actions that condemn this situation. If you keep quiet this nation will perish and Batswana will hold you accountable. Le tla arabela molato wa tidimalo eo (You’ll be answerable),” he said.
He said forces must unite in a mass demonstration to challenge President Ian Khama that if he is not involved in corruption that is bleeding the country’s economy then he must say so.
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