Yesterday President Ian Khama kept the nation in suspense when he failed to reveal the replacement for the outgoing Vice President Mompati Merafhe. MPs expected Khama to provide his nomination but the President was nowhere to be seen even by end of Parliamentary business yesterday. Mmegi meanwhile is reliably informed that Botswana Democratic Party MPs will meet in a caucus this morning and discuss the nomination. Khama is expected to present the name of his nominee to the ruling party caucus before the party moves the process to the Parliament.
Meanwhile the retiring vice president Merafhe was hospitalised this week, forcing a farewell party that was to be hosted for him at Gaborone International Convention Centre (GICC) on Monday evening, to be postponed indefinitely.Government spokesperson Jeff Ramsay confirmed that Merafhe was hospitalised on Monday, but did not have any further details at the time of going to press yesterday. It is unclear whether Merafhe is in a hospital in Gaborone, or abroad.
