UDC, BNF on trial :: Mmegi Online

State President Duma Boko, who also dabbles as Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) helmsman, might have to tighten his urgencies at both government and party levels, less than a year into his presidency.

Since last year’s October historic polls that condemned former president, Mokgweetsi Masisi-led Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) to the political gutters after 58 years of continuous rule, the Boko administration has been preoccupied with an elusive turnaround strategy that has been giving the UDC government a chase to lead. Government efforts to capitalise on emerging headways have not been holding as the deep financial abyss in public coffers seems hard to fill.

The UDC government also inherited a problem, susceptible diamond-dependent economy that has been battered by the volatility of the global diamond industry, where non- purchase of the glittering stones leaves Botswana with cash flow issues to pay suppliers and even salaries for public servants.

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UDC, BNF on trial

State President Duma Boko, who also dabbles as Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) helmsman, might have to tighten his urgencies at both government and party levels, less than a year into his presidency.

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