Nobody should ever underplay the power of private conversations that go on between a president and their spouse.
Such conversations ultimately have far-reaching consequences on the trajectory not only of the presidency but also of the nation itself.
The tragedy for Botswana is that we live in a semi-feudal society that whose patriarchal nature not only undervalues the power of women, but also does little to research just what power the First Ladies have exerted on their spouses over the years.
And what impact such power has had on the nation.
As a nation we are wedded to a fallacy that First Ladies are private citizens and that it is churlish and even in bad taste to make them a subject of public scrutiny.
Sympathy to women is naturally patronizing, condescending and thus unreal.
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