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Tshekedi Stanford Khama (born 9 June 1958) is a Botswana politician. He was MP for Serowe West from 2008 to 21 April 2023. He was MP for Serowe West from 2008 to 21 April 2023. He was automatically disqualified from the National Assembly after missing two consecutive sessions because of his self-imposed exile to South Africa.
Ian Khama was educated at Waterford Kamhlaba, a United World College in Mbabane, [6] and at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. [7] He is a qualified pilot. [8] In April 1977, Khama was appointed as a brigadier general at age 24 during Sir Seretse Khama's Presidency, making him the Deputy Commander to late former Vice President Lt. Gen ...
Botswana's ex-president Ian Khama appeared in court on Friday to face charges of illegally owning a gun and receiving stolen property, after returning from three years in exile ahead of an ...
A by-election for the Botswana parliamentary constituency of Serowe West was held on 8 July 2023. The vacancy was caused by the expulsion on 21 April 2023 of the incumbent Member of Parliament (MP), Tshekedi Khama of the BPF, following his absence from the minimum required two consecutive meetings of the same session to trigger a by-election per the Standing Orders of the National Assembly.
Khama is the name of the royal family of the Bamangwato people of Botswana. As such, it may refer to: As such, it may refer to: Khama III (1837? – 1923), kgosi (chief/king) of the Bamangwato people of Bechuanaland (now Botswana)
Tshekedi Khama was born in Serowe, the son of Khama III, known as Khama the Great, by his fourth wife Semane Setlhoko. [2] [3] He was educated in Serowe, then at Lovedale, a Church of Scotland school in Cape Province. In 1923 he enrolled in the South African Native College in Fort Hare. [2]
Khama III (c. 1837 – 21 February, 1923), referred to by missionaries as Khama the Good also called Khama the Great, was the Kgosi (meaning king) of the Bangwato people.
In 2014, the U.S. government donated $78000 (1 074 028,02 pula) to preserve the museum's artifacts which include Khama family manuscripts and Bessie's literary works. [7] The British High Commissioner to Botswana, Katy Ransome visited some of Serowe's historical sites in August 2016, including the museum. [8]