'We Whipped Them, They Discrepect Kgatla Law'
Monday, April 19, 2010
Bogopa Linchwe, personal assistant to Kgosi Kgafela II, and also a member of the Thukwi regiment, told The Monitor that he led the regiment of six men to the Church of God which had a week-long crusade at Segale School a fortnight ago.
Linchwe said the whipping of the two followed three nights of mophato visits which bore no results until the regiment decided to discipline the church elders.
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....