Khama uses satire to nudge bdp faithful

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President Ian Khama played out his jocular character to the maximum when he told the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) National Council meeting that he spent a sleepless night the previous Friday after eating a lot of meat he received from Education Minister, Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi.

"Ga lo bona ke lebega o kare ke letse ke sa robala jaana, ke gore tota ga ke a robala. At around eight bosigo, I received a call from the gatehouse ya State House, gotwe Mma Venson-Moitoi had left a parcel for me. E ne e le emere e tetse nama (It was a bucket full of meat). 

There was an accompanying note, saying "nama e, e ta go nonotsha gore ka moso, so you can be ready for the week-long party event ya National Council. Ka e thasela, ya nthasela. Ga ke a robala, ga ke a bona boroko," he said, throwing the hall into bouts of laughter.

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