
By end of this week there is all likelihood that Parliament would have adjourned having elected new Specially Elected Members of Parliament. This comes after the adoption and passing of the bill on the amendment of the constitution to allow for the increment of specially elected Members of Parliament from four to six. This will pave the way for President Ian Khama to shuffle his cabinet, bringing in two new faces to it. Sources at government enclave have revealed that bill is expected to be enacted into law before the end of this parliamentary session, which comes to end on Friday.This week political landscape at Government Enclave and at Tsholetsa House was heavily pregnant with claims that the former Debswana Managing Director Blackie Marole was the leading candidate for the SEMP together with former Botswana Defence Force (BDF) Lieutenant General Tebogo Masire. MaroleAhead of the 2014 General Elections there were talks that Marole was seriously considering challenging Shaw Kgathi for the party primaries. This was prompted by his attendance of meetings of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) BOMASE region which comprises Bobonong, Mmadinare and Selibe Phikwe constituencies. His strong corporate background is said to be one of the reasons President…