Former Botswana President Khama celebrates Duma Boko’s election victory

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Former Botswana President Khama celebrates Duma Boko’s election victory


Former Botswana President Ian Khama is among several leaders in the southern African nation who are celebrating the election victory by president-elect Duma Boko who defeated incumbent President Mokgweetsi Masisi.

For more on why the former president — who was a member of the losing Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) celebrated Boko’s…

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@smoodlesmkeys

More RESPECT to all the "Southern and Est African countries", they conduct their politics with humility and I just like the way they speak/deliver their speeches or interviews so eloquently in the borrowed language the language(English) .Such a pleasure to listen to this part of Africa speaking English and pronouncing words correctly yet in their own tone of voice. They listen and learn from the owners of the language . More clarity and less or no headaches trying to translate what they are trying to say or mean??!!

@BlessingMalepe-j2m

I wish we had such a leader as a head of state

@UwamariyaDusabe

Fatafakakisegeti 😂😂😂😂😢😢😮😮😮😮😅

@menoverse

I love you Ian Khama and may God bless the father who raised you, Seretse Khama and your mother. You are a rare diamond among satanic maggots like Emerson Mnangagwa who are hellbent on taking Africa back to the stone age and back into captivity. Your apology and humility and steps to address the said mistakes shows how much you love Botswana and were the RIGHT MAN FOR THE JOB! MAY GOD BLESS YOU IN YOUR LIFE AND YOUR FAMILY! AFRICA IS PROUD TO POINT OUT MEN LIKE YOU AS A PARAGON OF VIRTUE AND A BEACON OF HOPE FOR THE AFRICAN. WE TRULY LOVE YOU AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE AND THANK GOD FOR YOU.❤🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼🇧🇼

@Quigley-j2h

Ian Khama Seretse Khama now Khama the IV the paramount chief of Bangwato tribe. A man of vision and wisdom 🎉🎉🎉

@emmanueldibuseng7268

How do you celebrate when You party has lost and your Competitor ….unless your party is a pressure group …want to be associated with UDC Win or that UDC won because of him or his presence …

@Dymanalan

Watching from Mmatshumo🇧🇼

@rasjuda

Ian Kgama the dictator…the police were savage during his era. The worst president Botswana ever had. Alcohol levy, ridiculous traffic charges, you get involved in car accident while drunk, no help😢, you talk about him you are taken by dis, extra judicial killings, suppressed trade unions, jailing of journalists, Nchindo saga, Sir G, Kalafatis this man is no saint. He is a Monster👹👺

@VictoriaDitshwang

We love you ❤ our former president Ian Khama you fixed your mistake

@Vico649

A tyrant calling another leader tyrant. DIS was a law onto itself under Lt. Ian Seretse Khama.

@thabom8475

This man destroyed his own father’s political Party 😂 yoooo what a self centered person!

@mogogisamuel2151

It is well with our country 🇧🇼🇧🇼

@evansm8802

Am from Zambia proud of the ex president.

How do you celeberate the ousting of someone you wanted to make a pupper of,in order to install your brother later as president..we are not that naive as Batswana.

@winnethdubeoly

Spinning this one as democracy. He is corrupt to African because 58 years they turned Diamond minining an Anglo American goose. This party was never an African party it was Western Frontier made up party hence the bases and 15 % to 85 % diamond royalty fees splits . Is it no t ironic that when the same party started changing the tune it got disbanded. The west sang about BOTSWANA as an only democratic , stable economy, bla bla . Once the mineral extraction agreement started going south is the only time this party become a problem and was kicked out . Are you trying to narate it to aliens?? The Pula enjoy 58 years diamond insurance ( full on Anglo American plunders) So please VOA you know that narrative is just propaganda. How many years has the voice of America been a media house from 1942 a colonial relic. You have zero standing to complain about power of parties or organisations. Same happened with the Bongo family ( make some noise idiot ) They served French interests as dictators until they were toppled . Western countries NEED AND CREATE THESE DICTATORS SO THEY CAN. KEEP SELLING " SO CALL DEMOCRACY" Ok without so call dictators how would they come an have foot hold in Africa . Extraction of resources and humat capital will be dire for them.

@sinvulasinvula7074

This old Dude likes politcs please go and rest u never changed anything for your people…still many people live in poverty-stricken there shame on him.

@refigee8752

Glad to hear he wont be imposing himself on the new president. The decline of Botswana and the BDP started under his watch. I still vivdly recall the despair most felt when i was in Botswana during his reign. Never again should Botswana re-elect a leader like him.

@thembilemajafe1165

Batswana respect Masisi more than Khama. Masisi saved Batswana from Khama. This man is delusional. Masisi was a good President but Botswana just needed change.

@linthexplorer814

In 2008 he did say that Masisi will be a one term president

@JoelSanikoMoonga

All the best to the new government and thank you president Khama 🙏

@ElvisNtshwarelang

I thought you were a kgosi but I know now are devil in chief skin ….

Spoken words today as God Continues to give us Guidance. So far he has two words that which says, REPENTANCE AND REFLECTION. AS A COUNTRY GOD INSISTED WE NEED TO HEAL. AS A NATION WE SHOULD NOT RUSH Ourselves. GOD IS TALKING , " MEDITATION " 1 Tim 2: 5 , Gal 3: 19. God bless the Universe. 🇧🇼🇬🇧

@TobiasMakaya-gm7xf

Ian Khama is a hero and man of democracy

@mikeilikeit9685

Ai this british puoet and natinalist what do he want to say he must keep quiet he is one put botswana in american hand and british he must stop and go back to britin

@megamind_2222

Just because we don't want Masisi doesn't mean we want Khama either. It's odd to hear Khama call someone a tyrant when people were turning up missing during his rule. I wonder what Gomolemo Motswaledi would say about all of this.

@vuyiseleotukile4962

BDP died in 2014!

@AllaboutJesusNotmen

IAN KHAMA, MAN OF VISION, YOU REALLY HELPED BATSWANA SIR, YOU ARE A HERO

@ArvinGajudhur

Duma duma haha finally beat bdp finally haha laughing at all bdp no more bribes for u guys lol new ppl need new money lol….

@galanimodongo8811

SKI LET IT GO!!!!!

Msisi wanted to give land back to the btswanas , his ides was brilliant he argued that the diamonds being mined should benefi the btwanas and they shld be for the btwanas without the interference of white capitalist who are minining and getting 93% profits whilst botswana just gets 7% , mind you khama is a mixed of british mom and african dad so i can safely say his ideology is mainly there to benefit mainly the whites , do yu honest feel or think that Btwanas own land, no they dont , its a different story with Zimbabwe were land is now for Zimbabweans and not the whites , Ian khama feels he owns Botswana and that doesnt make it a sovereign nation or democracy ,its a monachy where one mans word is Final ..wake up btwanas and next time vote wisely

@vanessamokaedi4792

The mistake has been corrected Sir but he exposed himself as incompetent for the office

@sharonjames2041

😢PUPPET ✊🏿💔

@sharonjames2041

😢AES+EFF=HOPE ✊🏿❤️

@sharonjames2041

😢dats not good 💔

@Moss4255

This man is all over badmouthing Masisi as if he was better than him

@kaytee4788

People lived in fear under Khama

@kaytee4788

Ski you were the worst in president

@thabojotia4858

Mr President…

@baboniogotseng3193

SKIK. Your detractors are very loud but they have not been able taken away the love that people have for you. You sure made a mistake with the worst President that a country can experience.

@mditomoatshe9046

we love you Ian Khama. our president for life

@wernerschneider4460

A very humble man, who admits a (serious) mistake and asks the voters for forgiveness. Should be an example for other politicians, not only in Africa. Apart from that, Botswana-people have shown that they are mature and don't automatically vote for a party, only because they had always voted for this party and because the party in the past has done a lot of good for the development of the country and for democracy. I bow in respect.

@tetoem8755

As Batswana. We want him to leave politics and all regarding to

@tetoem8755

Khama, ntene sesha (annoy me as if it were the begining). He is the same man who changed the public press laws

@braxteeinc5942

He wants to control whoever is in power

@Tlamelo1

As always Ian is going to fight Boko.

@faraigumede

This election was also a rejection of Khama however we want to look at it and the demise of BDP started under his leadership.

@seabebonang4846

Khama wanted Masisi to chose his brother Tshekedi as his vice president and we Batswana we where against that.

@mzee5533

Peter Clotey the replacement of Shaka

@seabebonang4846

We reject khama the same way we reject masisi….we Batswana we dont like Khama he is a tyrant and very toxic…he loves power…

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