Koolkat Motyiko: From Seronga to the world
Friday, October 13, 2023 | 290 Views |
Koolkat Motyiko PIC: THALEFANG CHARLES
Back in 2020 during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, before Thato Kavinja was Koolkat Motyiko, he was bored and so started fooling around in front of his computer.
He was at Mmopane, a small village on the outskirts of Gaborone and missing his home village, over 1,000km away. His last visit to Seronga had been in 2007 when he was only 11 years old.
When claims of such gravity are made, especially by a sitting Assistant Minister they cannot be brushed aside, delayed, or treated as routine political noise. Even the Ombudsman has confirmed receipt of a report from a political party and a review of these complaints is now underway. That is a necessary first step. But it is only the beginning. The seriousness of the allegations demands urgency, transparency and clarity. The public is entitled to...