Kabo Morwaeng

"as a leader, Christian, husband, father and accountable nation builder, I have decided to go public and narrate my ordeal in the form of a testimony in consonant with my Christian doctrine – that a testimony comes at the end of a tribulation."

"Batswana of Namibian descent who have approached the government for assistance on the issue of reparations for the genocide, while their specific numbers are unknown as they are represented by a committee, are accordingly receiving assistance arranged by Botswana under a process that has been established by the government of Namibia for a negotiated settlement."

"Civil servants have a duty to uphold the government’s policies, regardless of their personal political beliefs. It is only through loyalty to government that we can ensure that our nation continues to progress."

"We must lead in building a culture of engagement and liaison with all key stakeholders from different sector of the economy. It is thus imperative that through our ministry’s government communication function, we profile our key stakeholders and manage them to deliver on our mandate and benefit our nation while at the same time abiding to all international obligations."

"News of the passing on of many people while I was quarantined did not make it easier. It was a serious setback to me. Writing messages of condolences to some of their families while knowing that they have succumbed to the same virus that kept me in quarantine was even more heart breaking."

"This day should not just be another day presenting an opportunity for relaxation, but a day to reflect where we come from as a people, the challenges we had to endure to get where we are today and where we want to go."

"People who are saying we did not advise the president, you are not doing well by him and he is the only one who can say that. So you are being unfair to my former boss."

"It is not the first time hearing this. I was in the cabinet, ga se ditshameko wa ikana gao tsena mo cabinet ga e re mo eleng gore gao tswa mo teng o na le mosadi o utlwa monate abo o re ne re le koo cabinet re gakolla tautona/ cabinet business is not a game it is serious you cannot go back home and tell your spouse about advices offered to the president."

"Cabinet is not run like that I do not know if its Masisi who told people that he was not advised but I know for a fact that he has not said so and we too did not say that."

"I was in the cabinet yes and our role as members of the cabinet is to advise the president but the president has executive power. The president has so much power."

"This is an administrative matter, kindly contact the administrators, or the person that wrote the letter."

"I will fight for reconciliation. I will facilitate this process and rebuild the BDP. Let’s assume we have lost this election and that Batswana didn’t vote for us, there is still a lot to do. As BDP members we should forgive each other because congresses and primary elections had divided us."