Police anticipate peaceful elections
Friday, October 18, 2019
Botswana Police Service’s (BPS) Deputy Public Relations Officer, senior Superintendent Near Bagali told Mmegi in an interview that nothing suggested beefing up of security as things are going swimmingly so far.
“We will be escorting ballots and observing the elections, but we will not be interfering with the election process in anyhow because the people who will be responsible for that will be the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) presiding officers,” he said.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...