Botswana Not Ready For HE Madam President

So when GabzFM called the day before to ask me to participate in a debate, I assumed, wrongly, that it was the usual discussion on a subject matter. Little did I know that Gabriel, the presenter, was pitting me against one of the country’s articulate politicians, and former deputy Speaker of the National Assembly, Rre Pono ‘PPP’ Moatlhodi, and that what I was on, was a debate in the true sense of the word.

And when I lost the toss, on a debate which needed me to be a proposer not opponent, I was thrown off balance. The subject matter, ‘With a woman contesting for the presidency of the ruling party, is Botswana ready for a female president?’ Yes of course, that was my answer. But the toss said I should oppose that view, and with PPP on the other side, I knew I was in for a rough ride. Though I don’t know what radio listeners voted for as the best debater, my friends, my crew, assured me I gave the veteran politician a run for his money. I just say I held my own.