Batawana King regrets time wasted in politics, returns to kgotla On Khama: "Politics tore us apart and brought conflict between us" 'I am going back to serve my people and fight to reclaim our land' demistifies bogosi vs politics dilemma Batawana Paramount Chief Kgosi Tawana Moremi will make history as the first kgosi to represent his tribesmen in the capacity of a traditional leader and a politican, when he returns to the kgotla next year. Tawana's entrance into politics was marred by controversy after his then political home -the ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP)- vetted him out from standing for Parliamentary elections in 2003. He had 'forgotten' to relinquish his bogosi responsibilities. He was only successful in a second attempt in 2008, arriving in Parliament as Maun West MP in 2009. His exit is no different. He leaves politics after resigning from the opposition Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC) under a cloud of controversy. Former President Ketumile Masire, a man endowed with the gift of the garb, must have had Kgosi Tawana in mind when at some kgotla meeting he reprimanded some Namibian refugees who often illegaly jumped the border into and out of Botswana. In vernacular he said: "hatshe…