PHK: �Let the people speak�

In many of my writings on this column, there is one political character that I have not attempted to discuss even though he has been for many years a prominent figure in the political landscape of Botswana.

That is a man many in this beloved country love to refer to only as PHK. A tower of  a man and a figure you cannot miss amongst the crowds. Kedikilwe is both a tower of a man in the literal sense and a lot in a figurative way. I did not own the tenacity to write about such a colossal figure until I found the residue of his debating remains in parliament on a hot topic of discussion. And he has certainly left an enviable legacy both within the BDP and beyond the party he served with passion.

In my previous column I discussed the issue of special nomination of councillors and I have received an amazing volume of feedback from many of my readers and was challenged to research this topic further. I stumbled upon a copy of a parliamentary hansad in which Hon Kedikilwe tabled a motion which sought the abolition of the system of specially nominated councillors. I found this to be an interesting piece of presentation, not only because I seem to agree with the idea, but was mesmerised by the tone and content of the language applied there in. 

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