As the revolutionary youth wing, we want to make it categorically clear that the 2012 African Leadership Index's finding is not only a pathetic shame to those who compiled the report, but also an insult to the workers and the poor peasants who are the most oppressed and exploited classes under Ian Khama's leadership. Instead of poking their noses in our country's political affairs, the BNFYL serves an appeal to these pseudo-Kenyan analysts to help president Uhuru Kenyatta and his deputy William Ruto, to find a final solution to crimes against humanity charges laid against them by the International Criminal Court (ICC). It is disheartening for them to describe Khama as the best performing leader in the continent at this juncture when the ruling political party is violating the fundamental human rights of the country's citizens with impunity. Botswana is facing high rates of unemployment and poverty, especially among the youth.
These foreigners probably need to be told that despite being one of the countries with the fastest - growing economies in the world, the country's economic growth is not creating jobs for the thousands of young Botswana citizens. The most affected demographic groups are school leavers and tertiary institution graduates. In short, there are less jobs in the country than are needed to meet demand which grows every year. Whether the BDP political parrots and puppets believe it or not, the reality is that our country's education system has dismally failed to respond to the existing inter-generation gap. Under the BDP led government the educational policy merely produces individuals whose services do not reflect economic trends on the job market. We do not need an angel from heaven to come and tell us that Botswana is one of the most inequitable and poverty-stricken in the world.
