Khama free to travel with friend Olopeng - OP
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
"Legally and administratively, there is nothing wrong with it," he said. He said the president is privileged to take anybody as a "special guest".
Madisa said the president has a prerogative to take his friends or anybody on an official trip. He said even the previous presidents did the same thing.Although he could not recall the name, he said, former President Festus Mogae used to take with him, a certain man from Molepolole.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....