Khama addresses Geingob

To be precise, you lived amongst us during the period 1963-1964, when you served as Assistant SWAPO Representative in Botswana. This was at a time when apartheid and colonialism reigned supreme in the Southern African region.

Your presence here will evoke in us all those memories of how your personal sacrifices and those of your organisation then contributed to the independence of your nation, Namibia. We are therefore delighted to receive you back in Botswana, and this time as the President of the Republic of Namibia, a country we regard as a strategic partner in development.