More damaging has been the bitter falling out between the immediate former President, Ian Khama and his chosen successor and incumbent President, Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Approaching the end of the constitutional maximum of 10 years in office, Ian Khama, stepped down with 18 months still to go to the next general election and handed over power in April 2018 to Mokgweetsi Masisi, who was then his deputy.
But instead of taking a back seat as is usual in these cases, Ian Khama has weighted into Masisi. Khama, has accused Masisi of becoming an autocrat and threatening the country's reputation as a beacon of stability in Africa.
He stated that he took the "very painful" decision to leave the BDP because of the "immature and arrogant" attitude of President Mokgweetsi Masisi's government.
"The person who I nominated to be my successor, as soon as he took office became very autocratic, very intolerant and it has led to a decline in the democratic credentials that we have a reputation for," Khama said in an interview...…….
Interesting times ahead in Botswana
Gbolahan Gbadamosi
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