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Of BPF’s rattling presidency

Ookeditse. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Ookeditse. PIC KENNEDY RAMOKONE

Since its establishment, the Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has struggled to maintain stability within its highest leadership ranks, especially the presidency.

From its earliest days, every president who has attempted to steer the party forward has faced continuous internal conflict, persistent divisions, and unending power struggles. These tensions have often spilled beyond internal forums, extending into the public arena and even reaching the courts.

To begin with, the party’s founding president, Biggie Butale, experienced significant challenges throughout his tenure.

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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