Opposition politicians, especially within the Umbrella for Democratic Change (UDC), have been warned against being overly excited about overtures extended by former President Ian Khama towards them as that could cause irreparable divisions within the coalition. Many have been celebrating ever since Khama announced last week at a meeting in Serowe that he is going to campaign against some Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) parliamentary candidates. To many this will automatically translate into an endorsement and easy votes for the opposition candidates. However, political analysts have warned that an endorsement of UDC candidates by Khama could have a negative ripple effect on some members of the coalition. “The question is, have the UDC leadership consulted the general membership regarding the envisaged partnership since they are the voters? Mind you, some of these members joined opposition parties because they were against Khama’s administration. How do they feel about him now?” observes University of Botswana academic Leonard Sesa. He further warns that even Khama should tread carefully in his actions, lest he alienate Masisi further and destroy anything left of the relationship between them. Sesa opines that should Khama fail to dethrone Masisi, the latter could become emboldened to take more stringent measures…