Venson-Moitoi loses case against BDP

Venson Moitoi with her lawyer Dick Bayford PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Venson Moitoi with her lawyer Dick Bayford PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES

Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) presidential aspirant, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi late last night lost her challenge against the Kang congress, with judges ruling she was not rightfully before the court and her case had no urgency.

The former minister and Serowe West legislator had dragged the party to court on urgency arguing against its decision to cut 26 names from her list of sponsoring delegates, a decision that effectively ended her challenge against the incumbent, president Mokgweetsi Masisi.

The 26 names cut are councillors whom the BDP says cannot be delegates for the elective congress.

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