Going back four years now, former president Ian Khama has been alleging that the state (namely President Mokgweetsi Masisi and the Directorate of Intelligence Services and Security) want to kill him. On the other hand, the state has refuted such allegations, pointing to the length of time as evidence of the fact that it has no such plans.
Last year, Khama fled to South Africa and received wisdom is that he did so to evade arrest by DISS – which had been hounding him over some handguns in his possession that he had refused to hand over. The account that he relayed to Sunday Standard last Thursday via an aide deviates from such understanding.
In responding broadly to a question about the political interference in the judiciary that he has alleged about Masisi, Khama said that he is living in exile because he fears for his life.
“The regime is only motivated by one thing, and that is to cause me as much hardship as possible whilst they can’t get their hands on me to carry out their evil intentions,” he said.
The latter statement prompted a follow-up question of whether he feels safer in South Africa.
“That’s why I am here,” came the response, which was later followed by an additional comment: “Even prophets say so.”
Sent via WhatsApp, the additional comment was hyperlinked to a Facebook video titled “Botswana Former President Ian Khama Prophecy.” The video is on the AA – Yeshua Ministries Facebook page and was posted on August 28 this year. The prophecy is delivered by Prophet D. Solomons, a Zimbabwean plying his trade in Bramley, Johannesburg and pronounces “Botswana” as “Boswana.”
Before he launches into the sermon of that particular service, Solomons asks congregants whether they are “praying for this man, the former Boswana president.” He begins to explain what would happen if Khama returns to Botswana but before he can complete that thought, veers off-course to liken politics to smoking in terms of addiction. It becomes apparent soon thereafter that he believes that Khama is addicted to politics (which he calls a “sickness”) and is yearning to return home in order to get his fix.
Getting back on track, Solomons implores the congregation to put Khama in their prayers because “if he goes to Botswana, he will cause a lot of chaos, more than what he thinks.” For a second, one is led to think that Khama will be the culprit but in the next breath, he is portrayed as a victim.
“They are not gonna kill him the way he thinks. They will kill him if they catch him because they are aware that the world is watching. They will use people who are closer to him to finish his life. So you put him in prayers,” Solomon says.
One aspect of the praying will be to get Khama’s “ego” to stay within a safe range: “If that ego goes up, they will use people who are closer to him to finish him. The moment he enters in Boswana there will be no peace. If he allows his ego to take him back to Boswana, then that will be the end of him.”
