The Commander of the Botswana Defence Force Army Commander General Tebogo Masire has taken to the road on an end of year mission aimed at addressing all the army officers in the country. He is scheduled to visit troops in Selibe Phikwe and Francistown after an address of the soldiers in Thebepatswa Air-Base and Gaborone. The address to the soldiers encouraged them to go out and exercise their democratic right by voting for their preferred representatives. He however cautioned the army officers against taking any political affiliation and instead remain as neutral as they could possibly be. The soldiers are expected to be among the security eyes during and after the election process to guard against any infiltration of the Electoral Act.

Elections are only left with 4 days and Batswana population is waiting in abated breaths to take to polls and choose their preferred governance. Soldiers are also part of the large population and their influence has proven to make a chaotic difference in some African countries.