Why Sebetela Quit Palapye

Before Mogae could take his seat at the dais, politicians were working their cellphones and before long loud hailers were mounted on vans and the campaign for the Palapye by-election had started. 

At the end of the Kgotla meeting, the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) had announced an impromptu meeting on Friday afternoon. Elsewhere in the village, Botswana Congress Party (BCP) functionaries were telling people that there would be a by-election.