Congratulations Mr President
Monday, October 28, 2019
The ‘election bug’ had affected a good number of Batswana. One could sense the tenacity that came with the electioneering ambiance.
At times, the situations became so tense that very close friends or relatives could be seen to be in no-talking terms because of their different political views.
Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, has this week rightly washed his hands of the mess, refusing to wade into a party squabble that has no clear leadership and no single version of the truth.When a single party sends six different letters to the Speaker’s office, each claiming to be the authoritative voice, it is not just confusion, but an embarrassment.Keorapetse is correct to insist on institutional boundaries. Parliament...