Khama Slams Botswana Ruling Party Amid Leadership Dispute
- Former leader says irregularities in contest unprecedented
- Khama left office a year ago, was succeeded by Masisi
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Former Botswana President Ian Khama slammed the ruling party after a candidate he backed withdrew from a leadership contest, saying it was rigged in favor of current president, Mokgweetsi Masisi.
Former Local Government Minister Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi pulled out of the vote in Kang, 400 kilometers (249 miles) northwest of the capital, Gaborone, leaving Masisi to stand unopposed. After she made a failed bid in the High Court to delay the contest, she said she stood down because she was treated unfairly and her supporters were intimidated.