DK was not wearing BDP colours when he was photographed shaking hands with Botswana Movement for Democracy (BMD) members but yesterday he said his presence at the BMD press conference should not be seen as show of support to the splinter party, which is currently rattling the BDP. "I do not think I have to say much since I have already issued a statement regarding my political home. The press conference was open to any member of the public and I went there to see what was happening after learning that the BDP committee at the University of Botswana was holding a press conference; I saw nothing wrong with greeting them," Kwelagobe said.
The BDP chairman's controversial appearance at the BMD press conference came shortly after he issued a press statement intended to clear the mist regarding where he stands amidst speculations that it is a matter of time before the man popularly known as DK also defects to the BMD. In the statement DK said: "I am not the captain who jumps ship when the storms rock it, but the captain who will steer his ship, the BDP, to safety ensuring that all those on board are safe and secure".
