It would not be the first time because in 2019 Boko petitioned the court and contested the outcome of the General Election citing “irregularities in some of the constituencies.” Signs are that if Boko does not win the October 30 election, he will cry foul and not accept the results just as he did five years ago when he lost the Gaborone Bonnington North constituency to Anna Mokgethi of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
Although the Court of Appeal (CoA) later dismissed the UDC’s election petitions citing a lack of jurisdiction, Boko entered the new election cycle still skeptical of the electoral system and has even threatened that there would be turmoil if the election is rigged.
