Arts leaders reflect on Khama

Botswana Musicians Union (BOMU)

BOMU President Pagson Ntsie has told Arts & Culture that Ian Khama contributed immensely especially with the establishment of President’s Day competitions in 2008. “As BOMU we pivoted the whole thing because these competitions started with music and it put us ahead of other sectors because music is the most consumed entity in the industry,” he said. Ntsie said that through the P25,000 maximum prize money artists got the courage to work hard. “It created sustainability for some of the artists who were unemployed,” he said. Ntsie further credited Khama for putting music like Polka in the market.