A ko le iketleleng Kgosi ya Batawana!

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This past weekend we heard how senior members of the ruling party had a field day demeaning Maun West Parliamentary candidate Kgosi Tawana Moremi at a rally. They reportedly even paraded his ex-wife before the gathered crowd and launched a verbal onslaught accusing him of being useless because he was divorced, struggled to care for his children and had failed in his business ventures. Whether these accusations are true or false is neither here nor there. What has that got to do with everything?

I would understand if they had said he had failed to represent his constituents or had squandered public funds. It’s dodgy to stoop so low and jibe a man’s masculinity and air his dirty laundry in public. At least he is virile and potent; he has three children to his name. He also got married, unlike those who have failed at dating level. Before some of you get tjatjarag, I must point out that Kgosi Tawana is an adult who can defend himself. However, I found this issue disturbing. Everything about it is just wrong, especially as elders led this onslaught.  

I am disappointed that Tawana’s ex-wife agreed to be embroiled in petty politics. Although she is a member of the ruling party, I suspect she is being used. She may not like her ex-husband anymore but at the end of the day, Tawana is the father of her children. A lady of integrity would not agree to sit back smugly and watch, as the father of her own children is publicly humiliated. They may have had a turbulent marriage but that’s none of our business. There should be an element of veracity, pride and honour. Animosity in an adult woman is an unattractive characteristic. 

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