Khama's continued use of state aircraft riles rivals
Thursday, March 15, 2007
On the eve of the elections, Vice President Ian Khama addressed rallies in the two villages on the same day. To cover the two villages, which are almost 500km apart, Khama had to fly. He addressed the Mathangwane rally in the morning and appeared in Hatsalatladi in the afternoon.
Khama was flown by a Botswana Defence Fence (BDF) aircraft to Francistown from where he later drove to Mathangwane, a few kilometres away along Maun road. After addressing the Mathangwane rally, the VP later boarded the same aircraft for Hatsalatladi.
It highlights the need to protect rights such as access to clean water, education, healthcare and freedom of expression.President Duma Boko, rightly honours past interventions from securing a dignified burial for Gaoberekwe Pitseng in the CKGR to promoting linguistic inclusion. Yet, they also expose a critical truth, that a nation cannot sustainably protect its people through ad hoc acts of compassion alone.It is time for both government and the...