Theatre of the absurd plays out in Botswana power feud
Botswana President Eric Mokgweetsi Masisi inspects a guard of honour mounted by the Kenya Defence Forces when he visited Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta at State House, Nairobi on July 23, 2019. His feud with predecessor Ian Khama has led to claims of an assassination plot against him following two flight mishaps in the past one month. PHOTO | KANYIRI WAHITO | NATION MEDIA GROUP
Just days before Botswana President Mokgweetsi Masisi left Gaborone for Nairobi, Kenya the military plane he was using for a local trip developed problems as it was taxing to fly out of Botswana’s second city, Francistown.
The authorities released a statement explaining the minor incident but this did not stop conspiracy theorists from falling back on a lingering narrative of a plot to take President Masisi's life.
