Masire In Quotes

“In a democracy like ours, elections belong to citizens, not the government and its institutions. Government institutions conduct elections on behalf of the people,” Masire was quoted as saying by one of the local newspapers during an interview.

He was airing his views on the debate regarding the electronic voting machines, which the ruling party government intends to use at the 2019 general elections. This was one of the late former stateman’s last interviews. “We used to say to our donors, ‘help us to help ourselves, and the more you help us, the sooner you will get rid of us.”’