UDC to back Boko and Gaolathe campaigns
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Boko is contesting the Gaborone Bonnington North constituency with Gaolathe is the other side, Gaborone Bonnington South.
The assemblies were initially planned for areas contested by Boko and the late UDC secretary general Gomolemo Motswaledi. After Motswaledi’s death, Gaolathe was chosen Boko’s running mate.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....