Sesana the rock star at BNF
Friday, July 22, 2011
"Ke itumelela gore be lo biditse Mosarwa go ta go le addressa (I am happy that you have invited me, a Mosarwa to come and address you)," said Sesana as he marked the preamble of his address of the Botswana Natonal Front conference in Tsabong last weekend.
It was supposed to be a short message from the famed leader of the First People of the Kalahari, but with his vast experience as a human rights activist fighting the cause of his people Sesana, the orator, took the opportunity to draw a picture of the Basarwa under the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP).
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...