Botswana’s President-elect Ian Khama, who is expected to be inaugurated on Tuesday in the capital Gaborone, has vowed to boost the country’s service delivery to the people.
Echoing his succession speech in April 2008, Khama, a former military leader of his country’s army, said his administration would be anchored on a road map of four D’s — Discipline, Dignity, Democracy and Development.
Addressing multitudes in one of the capital’s poorest districts called Old Naledi on Monday, Khama said he was going to ensure that his civil servants delivered the needed public services to them.
Khama’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party cemented 40 years of power with a landslide victory in last Friday’s polls, winning 46 seats out of 56 constituencies across the country.
He stressed that development, dignity and discipline remained the tenets of his government and he was now adding a fifth D – for Delivery.
“I’m going to ensure that your leadership delivers. I have added another fifth D to the four which is Delivery. The leadership will have to serve you diligently,” he said, unwittingly adding a sixth D in Diligently.
Source African Press Agency
