He was speaking at a sparsely attended BDP star rally that was held in Tsamaya village over the weekend. According to Khama, the defected members were like 'poison' in the party and had to be removed before they could spoil the party.
"We are even stronger without them. They were like poison in a person's body so we won't let that poison get back into our lives," said Khama. He said the BDP has spent many years without discipline being instilled in the party, which made people forget to abide by the party rules. Referring to the MP for Francistown South, Wynter Mmolotsi, Khama said he was given a chance on several occasions to get his act together, which he did not. He explained that instilling discipline in the party is not influenced by the fact that he was a soldier but rather that he is a leader who wants to see things being done correctly. "Some people say I want to rule the country like the army but I want to tell them that everywhere you go there are rules that govern people. Even at home or at work there are rules that one has to abide by," he stressed.
