Serowe anxious in hope as Khama makes it 3rd homeboy

With just three days before Ian Khama ascends to the Presidency, Mmegi Staffer, PATRICIA MAGANU goes to the Bangwato capital,Serowe, the village that on Monday would have made national history as the village that has produced three of the four presidents. She talks to residents as their kgosi would now become president.

Young people do not seem to be restrained as we brook a subject that the elderly would only couch in poltically correct terms.The elderly are guarded and do not want to be accused of 'mispeaking'. Perhaps in line with the highly stratified customs some are even terrified of speaking about nobility. It is obvious that they think about him as their chief and find it taboo to discuss anything.

"E ta tsoga e re golega", this became the common refrain when most elders were approached to talk about Khama's succession. Mmegi approached Bamangwato Paramount Chief Sediegeng Kgamane who also seemed uncomfortable to comment on the subject. Kgamane said that he found it hard to comment because the issue was quite political.

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