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Duma Boko Quotes

b. 1969

Duma Gideon Boko (born 31 December 1969) is a Botswana politician and lawyer currently serving as President of Botswana since 1 November 2024 and as leader of the Umbrella for Democratic Change since 2012. He served as the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly from 2014 to 2019.

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It shocked me in terms of the numbers and the intensity with which people attended to the vote

The law is not an obstacle to progress. The law facilitates the doing of good. It is designed to serve the public interest and advance the public good

I am truly humbled and I can only pledge to them that I will do the very best. Thank you very much to the nation, thank you very much to the immediate former president

I am honoured and humbled to be asked to be the champion. It is one that I accept with humility

We made a commitment to Batswana that we would introduce hemp cultivation, and we are now moving closer to fully delivering on that promise

Applying corporal punishment without explanation or teaching children to understand their responsibilities only causes them to neglect those duties

Let us continue to succeed many times beyond the low standards that others have expected of us, let us continue to develop our talents and abilities and speak so loudly that the whole world will fail to ignore our voice

Everybody who was buying diamonds bought them without knowing where they came from or caring about the story of the people that own these diamonds. When you tell them about Botswana, nobody knows about it. That was a mistake that we allowed

From small and medium enterprises to global investors, we invite you to partner with us, not only to build infrastructure but to also cultivate the talent and knowledge necessary to sustain it

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Duma Boko (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.