Khama�s prophecy of hope Versus Boko�s prophecy of doom
Tuesday, December 20, 2016
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Khama
One was speech delivered by the President of the Republic, Ian Khama who is also the BDP president and the other by the leader of the opposition, Duma Boko who is also the UDC president.
The speeches are clearly different and distinct. This is not surprising because the two speakers belong to totally different worlds. In summing up the two presentations one can say it was contest between Khama’s world of realism and Boko’s of idealism. It is a contest between Khama’s message of hope and Boko’s message of doom and despair.
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