Lesotho Political Unrests Dashes Bonwatlou Students� Dreams
Monday, September 18, 2017
The trip was cancelled immediately after the Lesotho army commander Khoantle Mots’omots’o was shot dead and students were already in Gaborone where they were supposed to catch a flight the next morning.
The shooting of Mots’omots’o early this month followed the death of the wife of Lesotho Prime Minister, Tom Thabane who was shot dead a day before Thabane’s inauguration in June.
Khama’s announcement to take over as Kgosikgolo was met with jubilation by some, but it also exposed deep-seated divisions. The Bogosi Act, which clearly states that a Mothusa Kgosi cannot be removed without the minister’s involvement, serves as a crucial legal safeguard. This law is designed to prevent arbitrary decisions and ensure stability within traditional leadership structures.The tension between Khama and Serogola has been simmering...