Khan bemoans racial discrimination
Tsaone Basimanebotlhe | Wednesday December 3, 2014 11:49
Responding to State of National Address on Monday, Khan revealed that during the electioneering campaign, some people in the ruling Botswana Democratic Party called him demeaning names.
“I was called by all sorts of names by some Botswana Democratic Party leadership when they were campaigning. This is wrong and it needs to be condemned. Some called me MoArabea, Mokula and MoIndia. I really thank Bakwena because they believed in me and they knew that I am one of them despite what people were telling them,” Khan said.
He said he did not allow the racist attitude to dissuade him. “Ga ke bone gore a go siame gore re simolole go bitsana ka letso kana ka gore o ntse jang ka mmala. Ha bagolo ba simolola dikgang tsa racism ba bo baitse gore banana le bone batla di tshwarelela. I don’t think its right to start pinpointing each other’s race.
When racism issues start, young people will hold on to that.” He said what is important for people to know is that they are all Batswana and they have equal rights and entitled to take part in the running of their country irrespective of their race. Khan also told Parliament that while Molepolole is one of the oldest villages with a population of over 70,000 it is still serviced by one old police station. He asked the Minister of Defence, Justice and Security, Shaw Kgathi to do something about that as it contributes to poor performance by police.
“That police station is very old and it contributes negatively to service delivery on the part of police officers. Even police houses need renovation,” said Khan.
The Molepolole North MP also asked the Minister of Health to attend to the water shortage at Scottish Livingstone hospital in the village.
“This issue, minister, has been dragging for long and it is time for government to resolve it.” Khan urged MPs to work hand in hand to ensure that they bring the developments that Batswana need.