Khama legacy: Part V

A series of developments in the Government enclave alarmed and kept the media on its toes. President Ian Khama brought under his thump, under the suzerainty of the Office of the President to be precise, oversight bodies like the Directorate on Corruption and Economic Crime (DCEC) and the Directorate on Intelligence Services (DIS).

As if that was not enough, Information and Broadcasting Services departments followed suit and were to run and operate under the watchful eye of the OP. This was, perhaps, the last straw that broke the camel’s back. It is worth remembering that repeated calls by the independent media and the opposition to have the state media transformed into an autonomous entity, a public broadcaster, had fallen on deaf ears.