Stop the internecine bickering
Friday, May 24, 2013
It is a cool afternoon at Goora-Montshiwa Freedom Squire in Kanye and the skies are blue. The stage is set for the launch of Botswana's fastest growing political party, the BCP. It is not only about the party here, but in the centre of all these events is the man who will from now on carry the image of the party in this opposition hinterland.
The character in the play here is Kentse Rammidi and he is set with all the costumes and props to play his part here in the drama of Botswana's political stage. This location is very strategic because it is the meeting point of Kanye parliamentary constituencies.
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...