Khama, GammaNgwato tribal politics :: Mmegi Online

As former president and Bangwato Kgosikgolo, Ian Khama and his tribe assembled at the Serowe showgrounds last Saturday, fear is setting that a harmful, divisive and tribalistic form of politics could take form. Khama is constructing a new political direction in an endeavour to oust the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) from the seat of power and should he get his way, the move could open such feared floodgates. Mmegi Staff Writer RYDER GABATHUSE reports

SEROWE: The irony of it all is that former president Khama was introduced to the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) politics in 1998 to stabilise the shaky BDP at a time bitter factionalism threatened to put the party asunder.

It was former president Festus Mogae who brought Khama on board as a desperate measure to stabilise his presidency, which was under threat as some senior Cabinet fellows had threatened to oust him as a result of acrimony building within the party ranks.

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