Villagers threaten court action over fencing in Boteti

Old wounds were opened this week when Khama told Parliament a fair number of the community was addressed on the issue.  The crux of the long-standing issue between villagers in the periphery of the park and government is that consultations regarding the expansion of the fence will negatively impact on their livelihoods as the Boteti River will be enclosed in the park. 

Responding to a question in Parliament this week from Francistown South legislator, Wynter Mmolotsi, who had sought an explanation to the circumstances that led to the relocation of people away from the Boteti River, and the subsequent fencing off, Khama said, “there are no plans to relocate communities adjacent to the fence as they will benefit from utilising the river like they did before and for fishing purposes.”