Masisi, Khama fight divides the nation

University of Botswana lecturer in politics and administrative studies, Adam Mfundisi says the rivalry between Khama and Masisi can be traced to the ascendance to the highest political office by Masisi on April 1, 2018 or round about. “Upon assuming office, Masisi adopted an aggressive policy of damning everything his boss did or did not do. According to his interpretation of the political environment, anything that the Khama administration pursued was detrimental to the socio-economic and political development of Botswana. Even if he was SKI’s most trusted lieutenant, he wanted to trash SKI’s legacy which was riddled with serious problems,” he said.

Mfundisi said public confidence and trust on the Khama administration at the end of his tenure was extremely low. Generally, people accused the Khama-Masisi regime of being undemocratic, authoritarian, unethical, and accountable, amongst other things.