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New lease on life as MPs, ministers secure reruns

Nnaniki Makwinja.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Nnaniki Makwinja.PIC.KENNEDY RAMOKONE

As the Botswana Democratic Party Central Committee (CC) heads into the weekend's Special Congress and manifesto launch, the party has finalised its decision on primary election appeals, ensuring no stone is left unturned.

Despite many members anxiously awaiting these outcomes, it has been confirmed that three to four constituencies will rerun their primary elections for parliamentary seats. Amongst the key reruns, Lentsweletau-Lephephe constituency Member of Parliament (MP) and Cabinet minister, Welheminah Makwinja, who lost to Legojane Kebaitse in last month's primaries will get another chance in the rerun.

Makwinja is no stranger to reruns, having previously won in a controversial one in 2018, beating then-area legislator Vincent Seretse. Notably, in the Mmadinare constituency assistant Minister Molebatsi Molebatsi's appeal against Kefentse Mzwinila was unsuccessful due to a lack of evidence and failure to follow protocol in challenging the outcome.

Editor's Comment
Get back what was stolen, and lock the door

That a single private law firm pocketed P6.5 million for just four cases, out of a total P11.1 million paid for 25 matters, reeks of a system that was not merely disorganised but open to abuse.Bayford has taken a welcome first step by telling the Public Accounts Committee the truth. Now he must act decisively to ensure it never happens again and that any money lost to wrongdoing is recovered.The figures are staggering. Whilst ordinary Batswana...

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