Qualification for election as President

(1) A person shall be qualified for election as President if, and shall not be qualified unless, he or she— ( a ) is a citizen of Botswana by birth or descent; ( b ) has attained the age of 30 years; and ( c ) is qualified to be elected as a Member of the National Assembly. (2) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, for the purposes of this section and section 39— ( a ) the term “citizen by birth” shall be understood to include only those persons who became citizens of Botswana prior to the amendment of the law relating to citizenship by the Citizenship Act (Cap. 01:01); ( b ) any person who, although his or her father was a citizen of Botswana at the time of that person’s birth, had, by virtue of his or her having been born outside Botswana, to be registered as a citizen of Botswana, under the law relating to citizenship in force at that time, shall be regarded as a citizen by descent.