Recommendations for the region image-cleansing imperative

The biggest mistake the Masisi regime made was to target lowly-placed individuals in the Khama administration and to try and shine negative light on them, as a way of tackling its beef with former President, General Ian Khama.

I insist that if indeed Khama committed crimes, the system should simply have gone for a head shot and if unsure, kept its guns in the holsters and done a thorough investigative job before going on the offensive.  Whether for President Khama is winning the legal battle is one thing. What is certain is that, he is winning the PR battle. The Blair report cannot be ignored. To be sure, there is credibility issue when a report commissioned by a man, exonerates him. But what other option did the man have? He could not have folded back his arms and accepted his fate.

The report has no evidence those it exonerates are innocent. What it does, however, is put the regime on the back-foot. They must credibly refute it blow-by-blow, come up with credible alternative facts, or it must be accepted as true. In lieu thereof, an apology would be due to General Khama, Colonel Isaac Kgosi and agent Butterfly. There is no other way.

Editor's Comment
Gov’t must rectify recognition of Khama as Kgosi

While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....

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