Political party whips want constitutional review

“Winter Parliament will be mostly dealing with Bills. I strongly believe that the Constitutional review should be given priority in the coming Parliament. I hope the Minister for Presidential Affairs, Governance and Public Administration, Kabo Morwaeng will be able to brief Parliament on the issue and progress on the matter. The issue is long overdue and our constituents are asking about it whenever we address Kgotla meetings. People are calling for it and they seem to be very serious about the issue. It is time amendments to the Constitution are done,” the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) chief whip MP Liakat Kablay said in an interview on Tuesday.

He said consultation should start so that the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) could begin adjusting and preparing for elections in time if other changes are going to affect the Electoral Act.