The Khama magic loses its potency

Former president Ian Khama  PIC. KEOAGILE BONANG
Former president Ian Khama PIC. KEOAGILE BONANG

SEROWE: From his last national assignment as the helmsman at the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP), former State president Ian Khama’s magic has waned faster than expected.

When he retired from the army in 1998 at the insistence of former president Festus Mogae, it was the Khama magic that was expected to amongst others propel the fortunes of the ruling BDP to appreciate, against all odds.

His assignment was to return the BDP from its warring factions to a calm, united peaceful and convincingly winning entity.

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