"Our mandate as the 13th Parliament is to see this house independent. It should have its own responsibilities that are not influenced by the President or anything."
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Keorapetse vows to make Parliament independent Mmegi (7 February 2025)
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Dithapelo Keorapetse
Dithapelo Keorapetse (born 24 February 1982) is a Motswana politician who is the current Speaker of the National Assembly of Botswana since November 2024. A Member of Parliament from 2014 to 2024, he previously was the Leader of the Opposition from 2022 to 2024. He is affiliated with the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), having been expelled from the Botswana Congress Party (BCP) in 2022.
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