Opposition Members of Parliament are reading malice on the hurried request by the Minister of Presidential Affairs and Public Administration Eric Molale to have the Electoral Amendment Bill granted an urgency certificate. At the centre of their misgivings on the urgency of the bill, opposition MPs argue that enough consultation has not been done on the bill. “This is a very important bill but there has not been enough consultation with the public about it. I am afraid that passing it now will cause confusion to the electorates as they are not aware of it,” said MP for Maun West Tawana Moremi. He was supported by the MP for Selibe Phikwe West Dithapelo Keorapetse who wondered why the bill has to be treated with urgency when the 2019 General Elections are still far. “What the minister is proposing is a fundamental change in the electoral process. There is a need for extensive and meaningful consultation in line with the principle of participatory democracy,” said Keorapetse, adding that bringing the bill to introduce electronic voting machines through a certificate of urgency is irrational, unreasonable and akin to ambush of Parliament and the nation it represents. Molale caught Parliament by surprise when…