Opposition fancies unseating BDP
Wednesday, August 06, 2014
In their electioneering messages across the many launches and platforms, the two parties assure their supporters that this is the year to end, through the ballot, the Botswana Democratic Party’s 48 years of power.
The BCP has set a target of 29 parliamentary seats, the figure to give it the power to govern and UDC says realistically, there will pull 25 seats. The BDP on the other hand it is targeting all the 57 constituencies, a 100 percent sweep at the polls.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....