Saleshando excoriates Khama's 'blue-eyed boy'
Monday, October 25, 2010
Saleshando says the spy agency boss has been making political statements and that he generally behaves more like a politician than a civil servant. Describing Kgosi as a law unto himself, who is accountable only to President Ian Khama, the BCP leader says Kgosi behaves like a Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) activist who is fond of ridiculing opposition parties. Even the head of the civil service, Eric Molale, does not behave like Kgosi, Saleshando notes.
Saleshando was reacting to a newspaper article, which reported that Kgosi had insulted leaders of opposition parties.
While it is widely acknowledged that Khama holds the title of Kgosi, the government’s failure to properly gazette his recognition has raised serious concerns about adherence to legal procedures and the credibility of traditional leadership. (See a story elsewhere in this newspaper.) Recent court documents by the Minister for Local Government and Rural Development, Kgotla Autlwetse, shed light on the intricacies of Khama’s recognition process....