Will TK Return?
Innocent Selatlhwa | Tuesday March 29, 2022 06:00
Tshekedi, his wife Thea Khama and his twin brother Anthony were recently detained by the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) over alleged possession of weapons of war.
Even though they were reported to have cooperated with the security unit to hand over the items required by investigators thereupon getting out of detention, Tshekedi has now left the country in almost the same fashion as his brother, Ian Khama had.
It was only after they both had arrived in South Africa that allegations that they fled would surface before the record was set straight through a BPF statement.
“The BPF would like to confirm that SG Khama is in South Africa to brief the party patron and his brother Ian Khama. Khama is in the company of elders who are also in South Africa to brief the former president on the latest developments. Contrary to reports doing rounds, Khama crossed the border legally at a gazetted point. We expect the SG back in the country in due course,” reads the statement.
Efforts to get further information about Khama’s trip from Ookeditse hit a snag. He said he could not say anything beyond what was contained in the press release. The publication wanted to establish what ‘due course’ means as well as whether TK would be joining his brother in exile.
The Monitor sought to establish from (Ian) Khama last week, why he left his family members behind if they are also under threat, and also, what his next move would be.
“They were not under the same level of threat as I was until now. And there had not been any indications to eliminate them as with myself. Of course, they have undergone harassment and targeting, but after this, they will have to consider their options whilst taking into account that this illegal operation by these despots was probably intended to intimidate them to leave,” he said.
Khama said his brothers are almost 64-years-old having been born and raised and lived all their lives in the country. He said Botswana is their home and unless there is some compelling reason to leave they will choose to frustrate the “dictator's plans to push them out”.
Khama strongly opines that Masisi always wanted to put Sir Seretse’s sons behind bars, “...especially me his biggest threat to his re-election bid”.
The latest ‘victim’ of the investigation is police commissioner, Keabetswe Makgophe. He also spent a few nights at DIS’ Sebele premises before being suspended from work. He is allegedly being investigated for licences he issued to the Khamas.