Former President and Bangwato Paramount Chief, Kgosi Ian Khama IV last week mounted a sustained challenge against the Directorate of Intelligence and Security (DIS) and its Director General Peter Magosi, using the floor of the Ntlo ya Dikgosi to press government on allegations of impropriety, abuse of office and accountability failures within the intelligence agency.
Through a series of questions directed to the Minister for State President, Defense and Security, Moeti Mohwasa, Khama raised concerns ranging from alleged conflict of interest in promotions at DIS, the handling of the high-profile “Butterfly” matter, the treatment of a senior DIS officer placed on prolonged garden leave, and the use of covertly deployed intelligence officers who do not report to conventional offices.
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