
Botswana is heading into her most hotly contested elections of her history, the same was said about the 2014 elections but this time its different, these elections are going to determine the very future of this republic, in terms of human rights and economic growth and our civil liberties. Let me just state that both sets of elections have one common denominator Lt Gen Ian Khama. In 2014 he was head of state as BDP president, and Batswana wanted him out of office hence the lowest popular vote ever achieved by the BDP, in fact had the BCP joined the UDC the BDP would have fallen in 2014. The UDC had Batswana convinced that Khama was the devil and had even murdered Gomolemo Motswaledi. This time around Khama has joiined forces with the UDC to oust the BDP, and remove his handpicked successor HE MEK Masisi from office. Khama has fomed a new political party and is helping the UDC with their campaigns. There is only one question that each and every one of us with a sensible brain must ask ourselves, WHY? What exactly is it that Masisi has done or is not doing that Khama is willing to…