Khama: The reluctant politician

Khama is a reluctant politician. He never meant to go into politics. But in 1998, at the height of Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) factional skirmishes, he allowed himself to be persuaded by former president, Festus Mogae to join politics and deputise him. 

Today, Khama has spent almost 20 years in politics, half of which he served as Vice President and the balance as President. What is intriguing throughout his entire political career, is that Khama’s views, particularly for politics, remained unchanged and he never missed an opportunity to express his disdain for politics.