Swords drawn for Maun East

Ramsden will be testing his strength against Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) colleague, Claude Gabanakemo, during the party's primary election on 26 July.

The youthful Gabanakemo or "Sephatsa" comes from a non-government background. At some point he was the executive secretary of the Botswana Society for the Disabled. In 2004, he contested the party primaries but conceded to Ramsden. He was reluctant to be interviewed citing unclear party campaign regulations. His campaign manager, Phillip Wright, confessed: "Re a boiha. We might be breaking party regulations". Mmegi had wanted to establish the kind of projects the parliamentary aspirant would treat as priority areas.