Khama�s cabinet composition a conundrum
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
President Ian Khama
The depth of the talent pool from which Khama has picked his trusted lieutenants in previous years has been slowly dwindling. From an April 2008 cabinet, which featured members such as Daniel Kwelagobe, Margaret Nasha, Gladys Kokorwe, Jacob Nkate, Duke Lefhoko and Samson Moyo Guma, Khama’s cupboard has been getting barer by the day.
On October 21, 2009 Khama unveiled a cabinet with names such as Lesego Motsumi, Kentse Rammidi, Maxwell Motowane and Charles Tibone, who joined veterans from the April 2008 era.
With his theme of 'Delivering on Our Promise, One Step at a Time', he sought to project an image of a focused, determined leader building a new ‘Rome’. Sadly, parts of his speech were not about laying bricks, but about settling old scores.It is deeply worrying that a head of government would use such a pivotal national address to launch another bitter broadside against the media and his political detractors. His portrayal of the...