He needed not rely on a speech written by technocrats, but say it from deep in his heart. First, President Khama did not acknowledge the participation of the voters; his campaign team; his opponents; the spirit of Batswana as a vibrant and hopeful nation; that different views should not be interpreted as hatred; his experience as he toured the country day and night canvassing for votes; the importance of politics and difference of views/opinions and tolerance; and the role of international election observers. The president took to the podium putting on a long face and did the usual salutations, as dictated by protocol, before going straight into his speech. One would have expected that the president would, after recognising all dignitaries, diplomats and others, take his time to commend his opponents especially after such a sterling performance by opposition parties and his new team. He was not the usual President Khama who is known to throw in a gag here and there. What is even more shocking is the fact that he did not acknowledge the role played by campaign teams – from across the political divide – that traversed the length and breadth of the country to strengthen our democracy while campaigning for their respective parties
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 21:13:36 +0000
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