Voice note instruction that fired Kgosi

Kgosi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.
Kgosi PIC: PHATSIMO KAPENG.

President Mokgweetsi Masisi’s decision to fire former Directorate of Intelligence and Security Services (DIS) head, Isaac Kgosi from office three years ago is seemingly set to haunt the State.

As the details of the story of Kgosi arrest and arraignment continues to unfold, it is perhaps, the alleged ‘casual’ nature of the instruction allegedly issued from the highest office in the land to “immediately” exit the former DIS chief from office, that is set to be the proverbial thorn in the flesh of the State. Kgosi, the controversial founding director-general of the spy agency, DIS, was allegedly dismissed from the office via a voice note instruction given to the former Permanent Secretary to the President (PSP), Carter Morupisi to “immediately” fire Kgosi.

Kgosi, an ally of former president Ian Khama, was appointed in 2009 during Khama’s tenure, until he was pathetically shown the door, and ordered never to step at his former office to do proper handing over.

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