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Tutume council chair, deputy survive ‘coup’

Thatayaone Kehetile
Thatayaone Kehetile

FRANCISTOWN: Concerted plans by the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) with the assistance of the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) to table a motion of no confidence against the chairperson of Tutume District Council (TDC) and his deputy have not been successful.

Recently, the BDP and BCP have been working together in efforts to topple Thatayaone Kehetile and Tabona Masole who are chairperson and deputy chairperson of the TDC respectively. Kehetile is a Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) councillor for Dukwi village while Masole is a Botswana National Front (BNF) councillor for Marobela village.

The BCP, BPF, Botswana National Front (BNF) and Botswana People’s Party (BPP) are affiliates of the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC). Marobela and Masole are accused of dereliction of duty.

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