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Khama should keep his lane

For some time, Botswana Patriotic Front (BPF) has been a party riddled with infighting and factionalism. The party which was formed with the sole aim of ending Botswana Democratic Party’s (BDP) reign has not enjoyed peace.

However, this week their internal strife reached another level as factions drew out daggers to launch war at each other. Surprisingly, all this happened at a time when the parties had agreed to ceasefire.

At the centre of all this bickering is the patron of the party, former president Ian Khama. His role as the BPF patron was supposed to be more of a Godfather kind of, a unifier and peacemaker if you like. However, Khama has completely diverted from the role and assumed a completely undefined role within the party. He is more of a breaker, fighter and an agitator.

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