I never ordered Basarwa torture-Pilane
Friday, May 21, 2010
The article bearing the heading "Pilane ordered Basarwa assault-book" sets out the dramatic allegations that I ordered the harassment and an assault on Basarwa several years ago. Those allegations are false in the extreme.
The True Account
*One evening when I still worked at the office of the President, I received a call from Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi.She said that she was with President Ian Khama, then Vice President, and that he wished to speak to me. He said that they had information that there were, in New Xade, some American and German celebrities who had, for a few days, been holding meetings with Mr Roy Sesana and a number of other Basarwa. They together had, he said, been planning to assemble a large number of Basarwa with whom to enter the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR) without Permits in contravention of the Wildlife Conservation and National Parks Act, Cap. 38:01.
The recent disclosure by the IEC that 2,513 registrations have been turned down due to various irregularities should prompt all Batswana to meticulously review the voters' rolls and address concerns about rejected registrations.The disparities flagged by the IEC are troubling and emphasise the significance of rigorous voter registration processes.Out of the rejected registrations, 29 individuals were disqualified due to non-existent Omang...