It is my honour and privilege to be President on this occasion, especially as I remember that it was my father who stood here as the First President of the Republic of Botswana on Independence Day in 1966.
Ke motlotlo thata go bo ke le tautona ka nako eno, ka jaana ke gakologelwa gore ene ele Rre yo o neng a eme fa ele tautona wa ntlha wa lefatshe la Botswana ka letsatsi la boipuso ka 1966.