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As political parties and their candidates prepare for the 2019 general election, the Alliance for Progressives (AP) seems to keep a low profile and a united front in the middle Francinah Baaitse-Mmana met with a senior politician and PA advisor to the President, Dr. Margaret Nasha to discuss the preparations for her party for 2019 as well as her thoughts about the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) and the opposition umbrella for democratic change (UDC).
Nasha, former Speaker of Parliament and former member of the BDP and the MDB, shares her opinion on the functioning of Parliament
. Q: When you left the BDP in 2016, you said it was because of the way President Khama was heading the Party. You said that he made decisions based on emotions and killed debates? Now that he is no longer the party chairman, would you consider joining the BDP?
I do not consider returning to the BDP. I still do not believe that our AP principles are consistent with those of the BDP
That said, let me say that I fully expressed my feelings when I left, and finally I promised to leave the BDP alone, if they left me alone too
They left me alone, and I want to keep my side of the promise.
In any case, the Batswana are no longer interested in this type of vitriolic politicians
First, let's design the prerequisites that make a good leader, especially the leader of an entire nation and his government, not any leader.
Such a person MUST be a person of integrity, honest and breathe integrity.
She must know that she must first and foremost be accountable to the nation she directs. bow their ears to them.
His Excellency Hon Masisi ha The entire nation will be listening and watching.
His actions must speak louder than words. That's all I can say for the moment, before making any comparisons between him and his predecessor.
He does not have much time on his hands, and he has to make his move, and do so fast.
Q: You have been entrusted with the role of adviser to the UDC, but you have since chosen to defect alongside other members of the BMD to form AP. What was it that discouraged you from moving with the UDC?
The story of the birth of the AP is known. I think the word "default" is moved here.
All efforts to resolve our differences within the MDB peacefully hit a void, and we felt abandoned by our mother body then, the UDC
I still think that if the leadership of the UDC had shown intelligence and good judgment, we could probably still be in the UDC.
But you know, sitting at that moment. Now that I look at the sad events taking place within the UDC, I have come to believe that God was controlling
Q: Will you advise AP to join UDC now , looking at the fact that the 2019 general election is around the corner?
No. I would not want to give such advice. Not now, at least. I do not think that the current political climate in the UDC is conducive to such a movement.
However, we are watching developments at the UDC with keen interest, and we are in no way unaware of the fact that the Opposition would accomplish many things. better if we challenged the 2019 elections as a united front.
Q: Is the PA ready to challenge the 2019 general election, if so, in how many constituencies?
I am obviously ready to challenge the 2019 general election, but I am not free right now to tell you exactly how much or what constituencies, but what I can say is that we Let's issue a brief very soon, and we should be able to go as far as to announce our candidates as soon as this process is over.
Q: Do you have a wish or a hope to return to Parliament? [19659004] No. I think I did my part as a member of Parliament
I will only support and campaign vigorously for my party to win as many seats as possible.
Q: You fought for the independence of Parliament vis-à-vis the Office of the President and the Public Service Management Directorate (DPSM). Would you say that your efforts paid off?
Many of the measures we have taken to fight the Parliament of the Executive are still in place.
Some have been set aside and others have been reversed
The overthrow that comes to my mind is the removal of the position of "Leader of the Minority Party in Parliament" from the Standing Orders [19659005]. Unfortunately, the issue of media coverage of Parliament On-Line is one of the ones that have And finally, although the Committee system is in place, its implementation has been severely hampered, simply by the unbalanced appointment of deputies in these committees
. I remain optimistic. The foundations were thrown away.
Despite all these shenanigans, the fact is that one day when Parliament will finally occupy its rightful place in the governance structures of this country, it will not start from the beginning
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