"We thought it would be a quantitative change, where the opposition wins but not to this extent. This was a dramatic turn of events."
Seretse Khama Ian Khama is a Botswana politician and former military officer who was the fourth President of Botswana from 1 April 2008 to 1 April 2018. After serving as Commander of the Botswana Defence Force, he entered politics and was Vice-President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008, then succeeded Festus Mogae as president on 1 April 2008. He won a full term in the 2009 election and was re-electe
"Botswana has been a democracy, right from independence, we had a very good reputation for democracy, we were a shining light on the African continent, we were renowned worldwide for our adherence to democracy and then you get this one man who comes in one day and just overturns everything"
Ian Khama"I don’t think anyone should be President for that amount of time. We are Presidents, we are not monarchs. It’s just common sense"
Ian Khama"I have to fix the mistake I made in appointing Masisi to be my successor"
Ian Khama"Always starting from a bad situation you can make good"
Ian Khama"It is totally unacceptable when an African leader, in order to stay in power, will resort to killing his or her own people."
Ian Khama"The Africa we dream of - peaceful, prosperous and respected- will only emerge when our governance is guided by our values and not by our interests."
Ian Khama