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Keorapetse shocks me – Boko

Keorapetse. PIP KENNEDY RAMOKONE
Keorapetse. PIP KENNEDY RAMOKONE

President Duma Boko has lauded the Speaker of the National Assembly, Dithapelo Keorapetse, for his exceptional impartiality and maturity in presiding over parliamentary proceedings.

Speaking during the Pan-Commonwealth Forum this week, President Boko praised Keorapetse’s composed leadership in the often-heated environment of the National Assembly. He described the Speaker as “inimitable” and noted that his calm and balanced approach to debate management has set a new benchmark for parliamentary conduct.

“The inimitable Keorapetse, they seem not to come any better than him. He handles the debates in Parliament with such maturity. Sometimes he surprises and shocks me. When the advocate and lawyer in me would have exploded and lashed out, I see him holding everything down,” President Boko admitted candidly.

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