Kana magatwe a re Tautona never promises anything that ends up materialising. We are reminded of the day exactly a year ago when the president made mention of the BOT SAT 1 project launch. At the time, many said they would believe what he says once they see something happen in reality. They argued at the time that nothing he says ever materializes! Gatwe o sale a re there will be an electric car, nako kgolo ke eno. Gatwe o sale a re you will get a plot with immediate internet connectivity, le jaana. Batswana then took to social media as usual, to question how such earthly projects that are easier to action have so far failed to materialize yet we were now talking space technology.

They were asking how the satellite in space would be maintained when the country cannot fix broken water pipes for days. Ever so cynical and skeptical, the Batswana were even wondering if the President wouldn’t turn around the next day to say they are only developing components of a satellite the same way he said about the electric car components. Gatwe in 2024 he may even say ene he has never ever talked about that satellite in a dig borrowed from his 2019 assertion that ene he never ever said ke lelope when there is video evidence to him uttering the words. And so we ask: whither the satellite Mr President ?