He was expected to go back the congress later, after the elections, but he never returned, amidst speculation that he was snubbing the new Central Committee.
However, BDP electoral board chairman Parks Tafa said that Khama did not return to Kanye for security reasons. He explained that it would be unsafe for the President to travel at night to the congress. "Even his car was in Kanye all the time he was away, but he could not come as it was dark when the new committee was announced. As you might be aware, it is not safe to fly a helicopter at night and likewise driving on the road at night would have posed serious safety challenges for the President as there are a lot of animals like donkeys on the road (Gaborone-Kanye). Out of this realisation, I consulted with the chairman (Kwelagobe) to tell the President that it was not necessary that he come to the closing of the congress. So it is just the fertile imagination of those who say that the president snubbed the new Central Committee," he said.
