UK politician supports BDP ouster

Reonard, who has been proposed as a vice president for Liberal International, said there is need for a change of guard in Botswana because once a party has ruled for too long, it loses its power to do good.

The British politician was in Botswana with Jonathan Monks of South Africa's Democratic Alliance (DA) to facilitate a five-day workshop organised by Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) last week.  Reonard said the BMD could pose a strong challenge to the BDP but emphasised that it must be consistent in its strategy in explaining the need for change.