HANDS OFF MY WIFE
Former spy chief Isaac Kgosi defends wife of 34 years He faces several charges for which DPP wants him jailed
It is common knowledge that men are protective of the women they love, particularly their wives, and former spy chief, Isaac Kgosi is certainly no exception to this maxim.
During his court appearance this past Sunday, he proved to be like all other protective men when he complained that his wife was being harassed. Shortly after he appeared before High Court Judge Michael Motlhabi who is resident at the Broadhurst Magistrate Court, a high-strung and emotional Kgosi fumed that his wife was being harassed and was being implicated in matters that have nothing to do with her. Kgosi said this was negatively affecting his marriage to the woman he loves. “By the time this (case) is done, I will be left with a wrecked family because of the way my wife is being harassed,” he charged.
On his way out of court, Kgosi angrily pointed at an unidentified young lady with cropped tinted hair and long manicured nails, who appeared to be trembling beneath her mask, and accused her of being the ring leader in the unfair “witch hunt” against his wife.
Kgosi, who appeared agitated and dishevelled, turned to the young woman in a confrontational manner, and wiggling a pointed finger at her exclaimed: “O emise go leletsa mosadi wa me... Ga o na maitseo!” (You should stop calling my wife...You have no manners). He then further spurted to a DIS agent, “Lo kgalemele selo se sa lona, ga a nnyadisa!” (Reprimand this “thing” because she did not negotiate for me to marry).
Kgosi has always been guarded and protective about his family, more especially his children and wife, Jennifer Matlho Seitshiro-Kgosi, who has always kept a low profile in elegant fashion and even refused to be drawn into discussions about her husband. Psychology informs that male protection of a significant other is a primal instinct that dates back to pre-historic times, and that male retention behaviour is often even motivated where situations of harm is increased. Even when speculation of romance with Mpho ‘Butterfly’ Maswabi and other extra-marital affairs surfaced, Kgosi has always maintained commitment and loyalty to his wife, angrily stating that he is a “happily married man” and asserted that his wife should not be dragged into issues that she knows nothing about. It is not the first time that Kgosi’s wife has found herself amidst the storm of endless corruption allegations levelled against her husband. In 2019, she was briefly thrown out of her mansion in the lavish suburb of Phakalane, pending investigations into corruption claims launched against Kgosi. She took swift action, and through her lawyer Uyapo Ndadi, filed an urgent application to revoke the court order, maintaining that while she and her husband got married in community of property in October 1997, they had since changed their marriage regime to out of community of property a few years ago. Justice Tebogo Tau (who has since been appointed President
of the Court of Appeal) had then ordered that Seitshiro should continue to discharge her financial obligations in respect of the property, including obligations relating to mortgage bonds, insurances, rates, taxes, licenses, and utilities such as water and electricity. After being granted bail and leaving court, Kgosi was later arrested while on his way to a BNF rally. He later confirmed to media that he had been taken in for questioning, and was accused of “threatening” the lady in court but was later released. Kgosi has six counts levelled against him in the controversial corruption case that has set tongues wagging across the country. According to the charge sheet, the former DIS boss is accused of undermining the security of Botswana prejudicial to the interest of the country contrary to the National Security Act. The first count stipulates that Kgosi is accused of being in possession of three armoured vests closely resembling those of the
Botswana Police Service without lawful authority, while on count two, he is accused of being in possession of military uniform closely resembling that of the BDF. The second indicates that on or about October 24, 2021, Kgosi was found in possession of the said items without lawful authority. On counts three and four he is accused of being in possession of battle vests and tactical backpack closely resembling those of the DIS and being in possession of forged or irregular official documents purporting to be specimens of and a passport of Botswana without lawful authority. The particulars of the offences are that on or about October 24, 2021 he was found in possession of two battle vests and two tactical backpacks while also being in possession of one passport in the name of Lerato Hilton purportedly issued by the government of Botswana and three Botswana passport specimen, two in the names of Ian Khama and one in the name of Alicia Keys issued by Vlatacom Ltd. Count five and six indicate that Kgosi is accused of being in possession of a forged or irregular official document purporting to be a national identity card of Botswana and being in possession of ammunition without license. The charge sheet states that Kgosi was allegedly found in possession of 15 rounds of ammunition, 45 centre fire cartridges (high velocity), 100 centre fire cartridges (38 special) and 39x. 38 special cartridges (plastic training) without a licence.