Indeed, Politics Is Dirty

Back in 2008, when I interviewed the former president Ian Khama, not for the first time but in a long one which took a period of weeks of following him around his early Kgotla meetings, before a sit-down at the Office of the President, he uttered the words that were to be cornerstone of his political life.

He was then experiencing defiance from some Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) power houses, including the longest serving secretary general (SG), Daniel ‘DK’ Kwelagobe, Gomolemo Motswaledi, Botsalo Ntuane, Kabo Morwaeng amongst others.

He told me that he never dreamt of going into politics let alone be the president. That is when he uttered the words, for the first time to later repeat in different platforms; “I hate politics. Politics is a dirty game…”

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Inspect the voters' roll!

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...

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