People of all ages attended, including the elderly, middle-aged individuals, youth, and schoolchildren, all filled with a great sense of happiness. Though the meeting was scheduled for 10am, multitudes had already taken their seats at the kgotla long before time. They waited patiently as more continued to arrive until the President made his way to the kgotla after just around 11am. Boko was accompanied by members of his Cabinet and government officials. Amongst those who came to receive him were students from Tamocha Primary School and Madiba Senior Secondary School where Boko had attended as a student. Welcoming Boko to his kgotla, Kgosi Tshipe Tshipe, said it was a happy day for them as residents of Mahalapye. He said he lived with Boko during their school and politicking days before he ascended as Kgosi. “Mr President has long shown potential of being a leader from his youth days.
He was a fearless young man from his early years and even as he grew up and went on to study law. He even demonstrated his might in the courtroom,” he said. Tshipe said Boko was born and raised in Mahalapye to one revered gentleman named Steven Boko. “Those who know him from when he worked at Madiba and at Broadway, he liked reading, especially novels and newspapers. You can clearly see where our President’s smartness comes from,” he said.
