Tshekedi's wife and two children clad on party colours making the whole thing a family affair. Tshekedi seems to have adopted his elder brother and President Ian Khama's style of shaking hands with the elderly people at public gatherings in greetings, leaving a lot of people fulfilled that he appreciates their presence. Khama senior who had graced the launch rally, must have watched with interest his younger brother emulating him fully at a rally held at Basimaneng ward open space. Party leaders and faithful from many corners of the country attended the rally making it a massive event.
There was a bit of confusion when Tshekedi's twin brother Anthony arrived at the rally accompanying his elder brother, Ian. Some elderly people cheered and ululated to the wrong man. They shouted: "Mopalamente wa rona wee! Our MP! It was only after some elderly woman had whispered to them that they calmly shifted their attention from Anthony.
