BDP investigates Ntirang over Malema attack
Friday, August 12, 2011
BDP secretary general Kentse Rammidi said that they are investigating the matter concerning Ntirang's public statement against Malema and that the party will take appropriate measures to resolve it.
"We have advised our structures to desist from making comments directed at challenging the integrity of our fraternal friends, the civil society in Botswana and the region at large. The principle of botho has been very much intricately woven in the fabric of our party and we would not want such comments to be associated with the BDP," he said.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....