Because it had no tribal affiliation and was close to fresh water, the city was planned to be the capital in the mid-1960s when the bechuanaland protectorate became an independent nation.
Ka gonne toropo e ga ene mathata a merafe gape e gaufi le metsi a a phepa, toropo e e agetswe go nna motsemogolo ka ngwaga wa 1960s fa lefatshe la Bechuanaland Protectorate le tsaya puso, le bo le nna lefatshe le le ikemetseng ka nosi.