Margaret Nasha on Parliament, Power & Betrayal, Constitution Reform, Secret Ballot Court Battle & Why Parliament Never Recovered from CaptureIn this powerful episode, former Speaker of Botswana’s National Assembly, Margaret Nasha, sits down for an unflinching conversation about politics, power, and principle.As Botswana’s first female Speaker of the Tenth Parliament, Nasha reflects on her historic tenure, the fierce resistance she faced from the executive, and the legal showdown over secret ballot voting that tested the limits of parliamentary independence. She speaks candidly about why she left the BDP, her quiet entry into the opposition, and the personal and political costs of challenging authoritarian tendencies within her former party.Nasha also weighs in on the rise of coalition politics, Botswana’s stalled constitutional reform, the controversial death penalty, and the chronic exclusion of women in leadership. With wit, clarity, and conviction, she dissects the inner workings of government and what it will take to rebuild trust in public institutions.