Khama runs out of patience with Mosisili

President Ian Khama has threatened to withdraw Botswana from a SADC oversight committee into the political and security situation in Lesotho, following a regional fall-out ahead of the June 3, 2017 general elections in the troubled mountain kingdom.

Former National Assembly speaker, Patrick Balopi and retired deputy Botswana Defence Force (BDF) commander, Major General Jefferson Tlhokwane are Botswana’s two representatives in the SADC oversight committee on Lesotho. The eight-member committee established by SADC in July 2015 serves as an early warning mechanism in the event of signs of instability in Lesotho, and “intervenes as appropriate” in consultation with the SADC Facilitator, South Africa deputy President, Cyril Ramaphosa.