Witchdoctor to bewitch President

together with TK’s wife Thea, and detained them over the weekend. This, we heard, was part of the ongoing weapons of war investigation. The arrest shocked many as no one ever imagined that the children of Sir Seretse Khama, could ever be frogmarched and thrown into a detention cell in Botswana.

And that is how the witchcraft issue started. An emergency meeting was called in Serowe with a short agenda to update morafe about the arrests of your children and what could be done. Some of the speakers called for the declaration of war against those arresting your children.

There were ululations as one man declared war against anyone troubling your children. And when one woman defiantly proposed that morafe should go out and seek a powerful witchdoctor to bewitch the President, once again there was applause in agreement. It was sad to watch and listen to the people of Serowe, without shame, prescribing war and witchcraft in your grandfather, the Great Khama III’s kgotla.

It looks like morafe has forgotten that Khama III, who was a God-fearing man, affectionately referred to as ‘Khama the Good,’ abhorred witchcraft and voodooism. Bangwato under the shade of his revered Camelthorn trees, ‘Makala a ga Khama’ dragged the reputation and prestige of Khama III’s esteemed Kgotla in the mud by suggesting to solve royal problems with petty witchcraft.

The uncles too, this week gave up and called off their attempts to reconcile Ian and Edison’s son, citing that the President is simply ignoring them. In a stronglyworded statement, Kgosi Mokhutshwane Sekgoma did not mince his words about their displeasure with Edison’s son.

Sekgoma wrote: “We are stopping all efforts to engage with President Masisi in this matter as he has shown us unambiguous disrespect and dishonesty. He came to our Kgotla in Serowe and misled us to believe that he was sincere.”

“We are left with no choice but to waste no further time. We will now consult the people and deal the matter ourselves (sic).”

Sekgoma, previously known for his calm and intelligent handling of difficult issues, together with other uncles including the regent, Kgosi Sedieng Kgamane, were all listening when the people put out a resolution that the dispute between Ian and Edison’s son must be dealt with by employing witchcraft.

So, as I am writing this to you that though some people laughed off the suggestion to bewitch the President, others are waiting to find out if indeed the Gammangwato brand of witchcraft is effective.

PS.

Thea, TK’s beloved wife, says Ian has decided not to have babies of his own. So as the queen mother-to-be to the royal heir-at-law, she said that she is preparing her son, Kaedi Khama to take over as Kgosikgolo ya ga Mmangwato in future. Her only worry is that morafe is not coming out to them to teach them about Sengwato traditions and customs.