Kitso Mokaila
| Kitso Mokaila | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Minerals, Energy and Water Resources | |
|
Assumed office 31 October 2014 | |
| President | Ian Khama |
| Specially Elected Member of Parliament | |
|
Assumed office 31 October 2014 | |
| Appointed by | Ian Khama |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Motswana |
| Political party | BDP |
Kitso Mokaila is a politician in Botswana. He was elected to the National Assembly in the October 2004 general election, representing the governing Botswana Democratic Party. Mokaila was appointed as the Minister of Environment, Wildlife and Tourism by President Festus Mogae on 9 November 2004.[1]
Mokaila studied to become an auto technician at the Swaziland College of Technology, and after graduating he joined the Botswana Defence Force in 1980. While serving in the army, he studied mechanical engineering in India. In 1988 he retired from the army with the rank of captain, and he subsequently worked at International Computing Limited (ICL), Hyundai Motor Distributors, Wheels of Africa, and Unisis Africa.[2]
References
- ↑ "Mogae appoints cabinet -Ten new faces - Five women". Botswana Press Agency (BOPA). 2004-11-10. Archived from the original on February 10, 2005. Retrieved 2007-12-07.
- ↑ "New cabinet full of new faces", BOPA, 11 November 2004.
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