Khama Institute

28/09/2024

2025 Zambia budget visual.

02/04/2024

24/02/2024

There's a sense in which democracy is bad for economic prosperity. In order to win elections, there are many politicians who simply offer free things to voters, especially if there's a large number who are experiencing some level of poverty. The incumbents also try to "deliver" as many such free things as they can so that they can keep their seats in the next election.

This may be the only downside that democracy has, since this only harms the economy, and prolongs the suffering of the same poor voters.

Democracy is thus truly beneficial only in a society where the voting public are enlightened enough to know that there is no such thing as a free lunch; when they understand that these "free things" come at the cost of making the environment less conducive to productivity because they require big taxes taken from producers.

Democracy is thus a great tool for selecting among people who are best able to govern a country that is dedicated to freedom. But when the country does not yet have those values of freedom embedded in the culture, democracy simply favors the politician with the most destructive promises.

The answer to this problem is not to abolish democracy, but to increase the knowledge of people in the power of freedom: specifically freedom from government intrusion in their daily affairs, including their economic wellbeing.

Such public education is the goal of the Khama Institute.

Chanda Chisala, Founder, www.khama.org

Spreading the radical ideas of President Seretse Khama, that led to the prosperity of Botswana.

12/02/2024

Sir Seretse Khama's legacy has been one of the most underappreciated legacies in world history. He actually created the fastest growing economy in the history of the world. It was even faster than any of the Asian "miracle economies" that are widely talked about, including Singapore and China.

Unfortunately, the other African leaders have learnt the wrong lesson from his accomplishment. They think it was just about diamonds. And yet so many African countries have had great wealth and natural resources: why did they still fail?

The real wealth of a country is not what is buried in the ground. It is buried in the mind.

We will discuss and debate the keys that Seretse Khama discovered that can lead any nation to prosperity. The same keys that were rejected by practically every other African leader.

07/02/2024

I think that the trouble we now face in the world is caused mainly by the refusal to try and see another man’s point of view, to try and persuade by example — and the refusal to meet a rather passionate desire to impose your own will upon others, either by force or other means. - Sir Seretse Khama.

07/02/2024

History has shown that a leadership which divorces itself from the people is a leadership devoid of wisdom. Dictatorships and tyrannical systems of government are hatched in the minds of men who appoint themselves philosopher kings and possessors of absolute truth. - Sir Seretse Khama.

07/02/2024

We do not wish to place any artificial obstacles in the way of the initiative and energy of our people. - Sir Seretse Khama

07/02/2024

Democracy, like a little plant, does not grow or develop on its own. It must be nursed and nurtured if it is to grow and flourish. It must be believed in and practiced if it is to be appreciated. And it must be fought for and defended if it is to survive. - Sir Seretse Khama