The UDC SONA explainer
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 140 Views |
Boko and UDC members. PIC MORERI SEJAKGOMO
This SONA is a masterpiece. In many ways, it’s better than the first one in November 2024.
Why was it a masterpiece and better, one might ask? It was a masterpiece because it was comprehensive. It was concrete, showing facts on what has been achieved, failed to be achieved, challenges, and what solutions have been formulated to address challenges going forward. And this SONA is relevant to the country and Batswana’s needs. And finally, it was balanced with facts, targets, and timelines, which we all want to hear, see and ultimately feel. It was not empty rhetoric and sloganeering that the green and red Opposition - the (Legapu coalition) of the BCP and BDP are best at.
More than P8.1 million has already been spent, yet there appears to be no lasting solution in sight. This is not simply a dispute between the DIS and a group of officers. It is a matter of public accountability. Every pula spent by government comes from taxpayers who expect public funds to be used wisely and responsibly, especially during economic hardships faced by many.The officers exercised their constitutional right to seek justice through...