Mixed reactions to power transition

"The event was of no significance to us because it goes against our stance on automatic succession. We are totally against it. We want direct election of the president," BNF spokesperson Moeti Mohwasa said yesterday.

He added that the new cabinet does not mean much to the BNF since it has the same people Khama has been working with. Mohwasa accused the new president of failing to coordinate government projects during the 10 years when he was assigned the supervisory role as vice president. "Nothing has changed. New cabinet, re-deployments in the civil service and the departure of Mogae mean nothing. Policies remain the same," he said.