Khama calls on Boko to set examples

Innocent Selatlhwa | Wednesday July 2, 2025 06:54

Government conceded that indeed implicating Khama and Motsepe amongst others in the matter was a fabrication and consented to a court order stating that they would apologise. Responding to questions from The Monitor, he said they appreciate that the current government – that is to say it’s political executive – was in no way responsible for the criminal actions of the previous regime's functionaries who plotted the criminal fabrication, but are responsible for ensuring adherence to the rule of law.

“And upholding human rights by holding to account and prosecuting those who violated the very core principles and values enshrined in our Constitution and laws. This applies to members of the past political executive as well as those functionaries who continue to serve at the pleasure of the current administration,” he said.

Khama added in order to ensure there can never in future be a situation that a government can so blatantly engage in criminality, it compels them to ensure examples must be made to demonstrate zero tolerance for state-sponsored persecution.

“This is not an option but an obligation on the part of the current government,” he said.



Khama added that there has to be a mutually agreed settlement in whatever form with each of the victims of this crime.

“There cannot be a one-size fits all outcome in this regard. Each must be approached to determine the level of reputational damage that was inflicted,” he said.

For Khama, as much as there were several of them falsely implicated in the matter, the main victim by far was and continues to be Welheminah 'Butterfly' Maswabi.

“This innocent and wonderful young lady was targeted with several fabricated charges, falsely arrested and incarcerated, and harassed and intimidated whilst in detention,' he said.

Khama said Butterfly stands out for him as a national heroine in all she was subjected to and how she stood firm in her conviction of being innocent and the innocence of others.

'She made those criminal cowards who thought they could break her will to fail dismally, because they thought she was a young woman, she would succumb to torture, but it was her strength that far surpassed the weakness of character of her corrupt persecutors that prevailed,' he said. He added that she must be the major beneficiary of any settlement.