Youth frenzy as UDC sweeps Gaborone
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
For one, the youth voted in large numbers in different areas. Botswana’s young and first time voters so well organised to a point that they had their own registration book to ensure that indeed they do vote. In the Gaborone Bonnington North, which the Umbrella for Democratic Party president, Duma Boko won with high numbers, by 2pm on Friday, the Limkokwing polling station, the youth registration card was showing that 75% of them had voted.
The same was happening at Morula, Marulamantsi and other wards in the Gaborone Bonnington South constituency, utterances such as “Re tsile go ba tanta”, were common.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...