former President of Botswana
Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi (born 21 July 1962) is the fifth and current President of Botswana, serving since 1 April 2018. He served as the 8th Vice President of Botswana from 12 November 2014 to 1 April 2018. He was a Member of Parliament in the National Assembly for the Moshupa-Manyana constituency from 2009 to 2018.
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In assuming the position of President of this Republic on this important day, I need your support, your prayers and blessings to effectively fulfil the Presidential Oath that I have just taken. I once again pledge to play my part and to do my outmost best to address the needs of the people of this nation and to work with you to realise both our dreams and our vision as a nation.
It (widespread travel bans imposed against Botswana due to the emerging of Omicron coronavirus variant) is unnecessary and if you ask me, for lack of a better expression, irresponsible. The (four) diplomats (who tested positive for the Omicron coronavirus) came from a number of countries ... and they passed through a number of countries to get to Botswana.