Mooketsi move vindicates Mpuang, Majadibodu
Thursday, October 26, 2017
Over a year ago, Mooketsi was a Botswana Congress Party (BCP) operative in the Botsalano ward who spat on the BDP’s secretive recruitment process masterminded by Francistown-West parliamentary hopeful Raoboy Mpuang and former BCP parliamentary hopeful for Nata-Gweta Ditiro Majadibodu.
At the outset, Mooketsi shunned the recruitment process, which he claimed was destined to throw him into the BDP’s bare-knuckled fights in the Francistown-West constituency apparently targeting the ouster of area MP, Ignatius Moswaane by the pro-Vice President Mokgweetsi Masisi group.
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...