Khama condems Masisi at fathers’ commemoration day

President Masisi was also in attendance.

When delivering his speech, Khama started off by giving a brief lecture of his father (Sir Seretse Khama's history) and his time in exile-something which he reflects ironically that his family would be subjected to years later.

“I am very proud that I come from a family that has served this nation, my own mother worked in charitable organisations, has served in the Red Cross, my sister worked for many years at the University of Botswana (UB) , my bother worked as Member of Parliament and Minister in two administrations, my other brother Anthony has worked at the UB Council, for me and my family this has been a great service,” he said.

However, Khama said it would be remiss of him not to mention the betrayal he believes family was subjected to.

“Fast forward to 2018 to the character betrayal, and vindictiveness, this time not by the British but our very own raised its ugly head when my family, my friends, the tribe and anyone associated with me were targeted in an unprecedented and criminal manner,” he said.Khama further added that they were forced into exile.

“My father would have been shocked and disgusted at the abandonment of the rule of law, and human rights that we and many other Batswana were subjected to. No person who calls himself a Motswana could act in this way. It is ironic that one of my fathers and my successors in the party, the BDP, was directly responsible for treating the founding father’s family in this way. Ironic also is that the successor of leaders of a party the Botswana Nationasl Front (BNF), that was an opposition even during my father, were the ones present when no one from my father’s party did so, whilst trying to prevent it happening in kgotla in the Serowe village,” he said.

Khama went further to thank President Duma Boko for attending his sister, Jacqueline Khama’s funeral.