Kenneth Koma is no more
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Koma, fondly called "KK", passed away at around 1am on Monday, three days after he was admitted to the Mahalapye Primary Hospital.
Although the medical officer in charge of the Mahalapye primary Hospital, Dr Kunal Bose, would not reveal details "until all the family members had been informed", Koma's elder brother, Gojamang Koma, confirmed to Mmegi that for a long time his sibling had been a sugar diabetes and high blood pressure patient.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...