Motumise vs Khama judgement today
Friday, February 05, 2016

Motumise (right) with Tshiamo Rantao and the LSB's Lawrence Lecha
Last year, Khama rejected the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) to appoint Omphemetse Motumise to the bench. The panel of three judges: Singh Walia, Abednico Tafa and Phadi Solomon will deliver judgement. In the case the LSB had resorted to the minutes of the Bechuanaland Independence Conference held in London in 1966.
In his supplementary replying affidavit, the LSB executive secretary, Tebogo Moipolai, said attached to his affidavit was an excerpt of the minutes of the Bechuanaland Independent Conference held in London in 1966.
Hurt as he may have been, former president Ian Khama, Sir Seretse’s senior son who was given an opportunity to speak on behalf of the Seretse family, couldn’t mince his words as he took advantage to shred his successor Mokgweetsi Masisi to pieces.He, however, did not clearly mention names but he referred to Masisi as the leader of a political party that was founded amongst others by his father.He would also address him as the former State...