President Mnangagwa will today witness the historic
inauguration of Botswana’s fifth leader when President-elect Mokgweetsi Masisi
takes the oath of office this morning at the University of Botswana Indoor
Sports Arena here in Gaborone.
The swearing-in ceremony will be the first to be held in
public and away from the Botswana Parliament Building where the previous four
presidents assumed office.
The President will join his counterparts among them
President Filipe Nyusi of Mozambique and President Edgar Lungu of Zambia and
representatives of other SADC Heads of State and Government who are also here
to witness the historic ceremony.
President Mnangagwa arrived last night at the Sir Seretse
Khama International Airport where he was welcomed by the Batswana secretary for
Land Management, Water and Sanitation Services Ms Bonolo Khutmotaka and
Zimbabwe’s Ambassador to Botswana Batirai Henry Mukonoweshuro.
President Masisi’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party BDP
romped to victory during the October 23 elections, claiming 38 of the 57
elected seats in the National Assembly.
The main opposition, the Umbrella for Democratic Change
(UDC) secured 12 seats while the Botswana Patriotic Front won three.
Over 760 000 people out of the 924 000 registered voters
went to cast their ballots during the hotly contested election to choose
members of the National Assembly and local authority representative. Herald
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