From karate to �ka-rotten�
Friday, January 30, 2015
![Dissolved: Previous BOKA committee members. PIC KABO MPAETONA](https://cdn4.premiumread.com/?url=https://www.mmegi.bw/uploads/imported_images/2015/january/30/phpFF47.tmp.jpg&w=400&q=72&f=jpg&t=1)
Dissolved: Previous BOKA committee members. PIC KABO MPAETONA
When Tshepo Bathai ousted Million Masumbika from the Botswana Karate Association (BOKA) presidency, securing a 12-6 vote from the affiliates last May, it never looked like the beginning of a rough patch for the sport. But in the end, it proved to be a rugged terrain and eventful stint that lasted seven months.
An internal strife drove out Bathai and three of his executive committee members and a crisis was triggered at BOKA. The sport was left headless and the Botswana National Sports Council (BNSC) roped in a Commission of Inquiry.
The BDP as a party known to have ample resources has always held its primaries well in time, but this time around that was not the case. The first leg of the primaries was held last weekend, with the final leg being billed for the coming weekend. This time around, the BDP failed to shine in its primary elections. The elections were chaotic; most if not all polling stations didn't open at the specified time of 6am. Loyal BDP members braved the...