Send Hambira to parliament'

• Published date: 14 October 2014
• Publication title: Botswana Daily News

The chairman of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), Dr Ponatshego Kedikilwe says it would be a grave mistake if Gaborone Central constituency voters do not give their parliamentary candidate, Rev. Rupert Hambira their vote on October 24.

Speaking during Rev. Hambira's launch on October 11, Dr Kedikilwe urged supporters to take their candidate to Parliament because he was not only credible but also had necessary requisites.

He said it they could heed his request, it would be a positive sign that they wanted to eliminate youth unemployment which his party was aggressively addressing. BDP chairman said it would be a sad thing not to vote BDP, which was committed to fighting all socioeconomic problems, chief among them, poverty.

Dr Kedikilwe, who will retire from public life at the end of October, appealed democrats to unite and guard against any derailment by any of the opposition parties, which have nothing to offer the country.

He further told the rally that the BDP government was committed to developing as well as ensuring that the public service was well taken care of, particularly that even in the remotest areas, the government was offering some inducement allowance which positively attract civil servants to rural areas.

In addition he noted that the government had made initiatives which allowed civil servants to engage in business so that they could upgrade their lives.

Speaking at the same rally, Parliamentary candidate for Gaborone North constituency Mr...