The UDC SONA explainer
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 120 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.
The P300 million internal roads tender is a case study. A bidder’s complaint revealed alleged irregularities. A tribunal ordered a re-evaluation.The council and the initial winner appealed to the High Court. Now, the Ministry of Local Government and Traditional Affairs, frustrated by the delay, writes to the council suggesting the tender be cancelled, and an alternative procurement model be explored, while the matter is still before the courts....