The move by government to recognise the Wayeyi tribe as an independent ethnic group has prompted excitement and curiosity among many in Botswana; while it gives hope to tribes termed as minority it has also left others nervous and guessing. While to the Wayeyi tribe, otherwise known as Bayei, the recognition marks the beginning of greater things to come, some critics see this as a time bomb, which has a potential to be a threat to government’s efforts of nation building. But what does the recognition bring in essence to Bayei as an ethnic group; what changes are likely to occur; and how it is likely to affect the current Bogosi institution in Botswana? ChangesThe Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Slumber Tsogwane said following amendments to the constitution and in accordance with the Bogosi Act, he exercised the powers bestowed upon him to recognise the Wayeyi as an official ethnic group.This, he said, will afford the group to elect their own paramount Chief who will sit in the Ntlo ya Dikgosi alongside eight other paramount chiefs. “I told them that I have done my part by recognising them as an ethnic group, and now it was up to…