Khama defends Kgosi's angry comments
Staff Writer | Tuesday January 22, 2019 15:52
During the arrest, Kgosi angrily threatened the government. He said, “You guys are driving me to do things I never thought I will do. I’m telling you. I am going to topple the government, I’m telling you. I worked for this f*k*ng government for so long. But o tla o dira mas*p*. For so long! I have never been a criminal”.
This morning Khama told The Argus Online that he omitted to ask Kgosi about the threats he made.
“Those words, which were reported, I heard about them. But in two meetings that I have had with him, I did not ask him about those words,” said Khama.
The former president further commented, “Topple could mean toppling. Boko has been talking about toppling this government for a long time. And previous opposition leaders have always talked about toppling this government. So I don’t know what his intentions were”.
Khama also advocated for Kgosi saying the angry talk must have been just emotions.
“I would imagine he must have been going through a very emotional time. Maybe he used the wrong words. Maybe he was angry. Maybe he lost his temper. You have to put yourself in his situation,” said Khama.