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Africa-Press – Botswana. <\/strong><\/span>The Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) will not respond or entertain allegations of harassment and intimidation of Dr Unity Dow that the Speciallly Elected Member of Parliament (SEMP) makes in a voice recording that is currently circulating on social media because she has never raised her complaints procedurally, BDP spokesman, Kagelelo Kentse, has said.<\/b><\/p>\n

In the voice recording in question \u2013 Dow who is a candidate to become the next the Deputy Secretary General (DSG) of the BDP \u2013 lashes out at the party for alleged intimidation and harassment of her because of her candidacy.<\/p>\n

As camps are divided into factions ahead of the BDP congress in Tsabong, Dow is in the lobby group headed by Nonofo Molefhi, who is running to become the next Chairman of the ruling party. She will face off with the incumbent Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Lemogang Kwape, who is in the Slumber Tsogwane camp.<\/p>\n

In her voice recording, Dow refers to MPs of the BDP as cowards who are cowering in the face of unprecedented harassment and intimidation ahead of the upcoming elective congress. She says MPs of the BDP are looking away and pretending that they do not see what is going on<\/p>\n

\u201cThe only sin I have committed is standing for elections,\u201d she says. \u201cThis never happened during the 11th Parliament. Who amongst us brought this new level of devious, mischievous and devilish behaviour?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI know you are all cowards because you are going to look away and pretend you are not seeing or hearing this intimidation. You are going to whisper by the corners. I am going to Tsabong to stand for elections unless somebody kills me between now and then or somebody plants money or motokwane (marijuana) in my car.\u201d<\/p>\n

In reaction to Dow\u2019s accusations, Kentse told this publication that the BDP cannot respond because she has never complained to the party. \u201cWe have never received any complaints from Dow concerning the alleged harassment and intimidation,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cDow knows the party procedures of raising concerns. Until she follows those procedures, we take these complaints in the recording as rumours.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although she promised to respond to the press enquiries, she had not done at the time of going to press last night.<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Botswana. 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