From Khama to Masisi: The Presidency in times of uncertainty
Friday, March 23, 2018
A decade later, as Khama steps down at the end of his 2 terms as CEO of Botswana Inc. a recurring – ‘President Khama inherited a financial crisis’ - is almost synonymous with every description of his presidential term.
Fast forward to April 2018, Khama’s Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi will ascend to the presidency courtesy of an automatic succession clause in the constitution. Masisi will lead the country and his party, the Botswana Democratic Party, into the 2019 national elections to seek a renewed mandate from the people. But just like his predecessor Ian Khama, Masisi will also inherit a recession.
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