‘Reinstate Litjobo’
MASERU — The main opposition Democratic Congress (DC) says the dismissal by the government of the party’s youth leader, Thuso Litjobo, was “procedurally flawed” and urged it to reverse it.
In a letter dated August 13 addressed to Energy Minister Timothy Thahane, DC secretary general Ralechate ‘Mokose accused the minister of “blatant discrimination” when he authorised the firing of Litjobo.
“We definitely see it as discriminatory and hope that this will be corrected,” ‘Mokose wrote.
Litjobo, the DC youth league chairman, was earlier this month fired from his post as a driver in the Ministry of Energy and Water Affairs by acting principal secretary Emmanuel Lesoma in a move that was seen as politically motivated.
In the letter, Lesoma told Litjobo that his contract had been terminated because of his appearances at political rallies using a
government vehicle and making political statements on radio “before and after elections”.
‘Mokose says Litjobo attended political rallies and made political statements “as he is the DC youth league chairman”.
“But he’s not alone,” ‘Mokose says, adding that the punishment meted out on Litjobo should be extended to all government workers openly participating in politics.
“If it is the policy of the coalition government to dismiss such of its employees, we humbly ask that the government be even-handed and deal decisively with them, but without discrimination,” ‘Mokose says.
‘Mokose then provides Thahane with a list of civil servants who are members of political parties.
‘Mokose claims that the ABC youth league publicity secretary, Jane Mohoalohoalo, BNP youth league president Ts’eliso Lesenya and the LCD youth league chairman, Rorisang Mokuena “are all politically active”.
‘Mokose says ABC youth leader, Mohoalohoalo, an employee of the energy ministry, was in the last five years not only politically vocal “but blatantly disrespectful”.
“For the last five years, Mr Mohoalohoalo has not only been politically vocal but outright disrespectful to all and sundry in government,” ‘Mokose says.
“In a word, he has been far more outspoken than the DC’s Thuso’s Litjobo.”
“The president of the BNP youth league, Mr Ts’eliso Lesenya, is a public officer at the Ministry of Local Government, Chieftainship and Parliamentary Affairs,” ‘Mokose says.
Mokoena of the LCD was also “a civil servant of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport”.
He adds that the aforementioned “young Basotho men are cases in point regarding open political activity”.
“They are always all over the press and radio stations, sometimes with little or no respect for anybody in a position of authority,” ‘Mokose says.
“While we were in office, none of them were subjected to any sort of disciplinary reprisals. If today the new government wishes to take a different approach towards them, we hope it will do so without any discrimination.”
‘Mokose appealed to Thahane to be more tolerant “in dealing with politically active public servants”.
“However, if it is not possible, we humbly request that you act both procedurally and in an even-handed manner,” ‘Mokose says.
The letter was copied to Prime Minister Thomas Thabane, the Christian Council of Lesotho as well as the All Basotho Convention secretary Thabiso Lits’iba, Keketso Rants’o, the Lesotho Congress for Democracy secretary general and Moletsane Jonathan, the BNP secretary general.
The three parties make up the coalition government that was formed after the May 26 general election.
Comment by Malebo on 15 August 2012:
Mxm! No ways! He is fired!
Comment by Lilala on 16 August 2012:
Haeba the so-called Litjobo ona le pelaelo ka ho tebeloa hoa hae,ha a nke likhato tsa molao eseng batle hore sechaba se mo ts’ehetse.
Comment by Exporter on 16 August 2012:
tat guy is so stupid! imagine drive being placed Grade F…
Comment by koekoe on 16 August 2012:
Uena Exporter, u e nka kae nthoa hore Litjobo o Grade F? Hase nnete ake le skeng la tena tjena.
Comment by Limeme on 16 August 2012:
Aaaaa Ntate Mokose ha ke o kholoe, uena DC e neng e re o entse hore e hloloe mabatooeng a mang, Joale o se o buelella Litjobo. Chehe Bapolotiki mokhoa lona ha le ts’epahale. Joooo.
Ntate Litjobo makhotla a butsoe ntate, tsamaea o eo kenya tletlebo ea hao
Comment by Lipaputla on 16 August 2012:
Ha hona lebaka la hore ntate Mokose a ne a ngolle batho ka litaba tsa Litjobo,haeba eena monga tsona ha khotsofalla mokhoa oo a tebetsoeng ka ona ha kenye nyeoe makhotleng.
Comment by EX Energy Employee on 16 August 2012:
I will turn to argue the approach of Mr Mokose,The matter is said to be in the courts of Law and it is better and favourable to leave the matter as it is.Secondly Litjobo has been fired on the grounds that he was using GOL vehicles and resources to campaign against the Government(He attended the post election rally in Unity Khubetsoana among the others) He has been printing and photocopying some documents relating to the registration and circular of the party from the office during the time is being paid for.Lastly he has contrarily to the code of conduct from the civil servant bluantly and disrecpectfully attacked his employers (GOL) yet they are platforms set for one to do so within the structures and regulations of the GOL.Mohoalohoalo was only attacking the then PM as the chairman of LCD not as PM GOL.
Comment by KOENA on 16 August 2012:
@KOEKOE,Litjobo onale grade f ka certificate ea std 7.sokela koana! ntatae Mokose,Mohoalohoalo n others bane baea libokeng tsa mekha ka koloi tsa mmuso? Litjobo,ona entse puso ea hae le ntatae Mahaletere.ka mmila lepantsula.
Comment by Letsoalo on 16 August 2012:
Ke nahana hore hoo eleng taba ka ntate Litjobo ke ts’ebeliso ea thepa (koloi) ea ‘muso hampe, eseng ho ba active lipolotiking. Le eena ntate Litjobo haa hana taba tseo kamoo re balileng Lesotho Times.
Joale ke utloa ntate ‘Mokose a bua ka batho ba active lipolotiking. Ho sebelisa thepa ea ‘muso hampe hona ke tlolo ea molao eo bohle basebetsi ba ‘muso re e tsebang.
Ha re ts’epahalleng sechaba hle baheso
Comment by Manane on 16 August 2012:
E be Mokose o tla llela kae ha re fihla ‘Block farming’
Comment by Mokose on 16 August 2012:
Fresher, sit down and learn! Mokose is so stupid! How do you dwell on such a petty thing for the POLITICAL PARTY! Do you think you will be running around addressing every DC member’s problems at work? F**** Dull!!
Comment by Ngoana Motho on 16 August 2012:
ACHE NTATE ‘MOKOSE aku hlahlobise taba pele le e nkela bohato bo hlabisang lihlong tjena hle Ntate. HAO tlohelang melao e sebetse taba ena e petty ea a driver, akere mong’a eona o itse o ntsa e sebetsa le akhente ea hae joale molato. Ha le qeta e ne ke le beng le ‘nete le tlohele ho re soabisa tjena.
Comment by SETUTULA on 16 August 2012:
SONO LITJOBO A NA SA TSEBE HORE E TLABA NTATE THAHANE KE LETONA LA HAE. HA EE KHOTLA KOANA. PATALA AKHENTE. MOKOSE TSA HAE LI SA TLA O TLA LI EMELA JOANG EENA.
Comment by Ea ratang khotso on 16 August 2012:
LITJOBO LITJOBO LITJOBO LITJOBO! HO ETSAHALANG?
Comment by Motlotsuoa on 16 August 2012:
Ntate `Mokose is trying to resucitate his dwindling political career by attending to very petty issues,this brings your political IQ into question. I will advice him to look for more palatable platforms and leave Litjobo to fight his own battles.
Comment by Ofisi Mabalane on 16 August 2012:
No need to mix legal issues with politics abuti ‘Mokose. Litjobo and his lawyers must be aware of what the law says about dismissals.
Comment by letsatsi on 16 August 2012:
Ntate Mokose,
Ke nahana hore o utloile maikutlo a sechaba. Kopo eaka ho oena ke hore OELE NTATE KEA O KOPA, ntsa CCL tabeng tsena. Ho molemo ho e tlohela ka thoko e hloekile e tle e tsebe ho lula e sebeletsa sechaba ka makhethe. Ho e hulela liretseng le mapoqong a lipolotiki hase bohlale. Sesotho hase tolokoe
Comment by silky on 16 August 2012:
Litjobo is fired! forever, ‘Mokose should stop crying foul.Khelek! a re fuluha ka Litjobo! eena o na reng ha Litjobo tseo li ntse li matha libokeng ka koloi ea ‘Muso? lesholu ke le tsoeroeng maan!Moleleki o ne a sa mo tebele keng? ha se policy ea Coalition ke code of conduct ea basebetsi ba ‘Muso.Hae Litjobo.
Re tla bua ka Block Farming neng? Mokose tsa hae li sa tla!
Comment by Nthati on 16 August 2012:
Ao mora ‘Mokose! Ebe ha ho buuoa ka mor’a hau ea sa hiroang procedurally u tl’o reng because li ntse li tla tsa hae? Ha a tlooa Fokothi le lebollong ena o hiroa ka Grade G! No interview, nothing! Thola mofokeng u mpe u emele tsa makhotla, etsoe le tsa Block farming lia tla!
Comment by Tjobisa on 16 August 2012:
Che Nt. ‘Mokose oa tla araba litaba tse petty, khaitseli ea hao o feitseng JC a ba e sheba feela, o fumane mosebetsi joang forestry TY? Ke le standard 7 o hiriloe joang?
Comment by Tseko on 17 August 2012:
BASOTHO, NTHO EO LE NANG LE EONA KE MONA. LE BONA MR MOKOSE A ETSA PHOSO KAE MOO. EA HORE MANG O HIRUOE PROCEDURAL MANG O HIRUOE JOANG ITS NON OF UR BUSINESS. JOALE UENA EXPORTER O NA LE KHANG KAE HA LITJOBO A LE GRADE F? HONA KE TSEBA EKA MOKHOLO OA MOTHO KE LEKUNUTU LA HAE EBE UENA U ENKA KAE? MORENA MOLIMO A AKHELE MOLLO O CHESANG HO BOHLE BA COMMENTA UNFAIRLY MONA HOBA BANA BA BATHO ELE THEIR THREATS. LEKEKE LA ATLEHA KE TJENA WENA EXPORTER LE PELE KHOELI E FEELA O SE NTSE O TOUTA NA E TLA FEELA NENG. MOLLO O OELE HOLIMA HAO. HA U NA KUTLOELO BOHLOKO EBILE O TLETSE LIKETSELLETSO. BOTHATA KE HORE PRESENCE EA LITJOBO LE HIS ABSENCE E LE ETSETSA ENG? LE BOMALIMABE!! @MALEBO, TODAY ITS HIM, TOMORROW WILL BE U. BUT IN A DIFFERENT WAY. MAKE OTHER PEOPLES’ PROBLEMS UR COMFORT SOLUTION, LE TLA BONA. KERE HO LONA CARRY WITH YOU “BAEFESE 2:14-20″.
KEA LEBOHA
Comment by Oa Lihlaba on 17 August 2012:
He is fired for his misconduct, period, advise: if you are pubic officer read Public Service Regulations before wasting your money on lawyers. The previous govt set the tone, if they failed to deal with such violations of civil service regulations, they should not expect others to follow suite in running the affairs of the country. If a person gets away with murder, you dont do the same and claim you cannot be punished. So quoting others is not an excuse for the issue in hand.
Comment by Oa Lihlaba on 17 August 2012:
He is fired for his misconduct, period, advise: if you are pubic officer read Public Service Regulations before wasting your money on lawyers. The previous govt set the tone, if they failed to deal with such violations of civil service regulations, they should not expect others to follow suite in running the affairs of the country. If a person gets away with murder, you dont do the same and claim you cannot be punished. So quoting others is not an excuse for the issue in hand. E ea khotla ha o belaela o tlo bone hore na o tla atleha.
Comment by Pakalitha on 17 August 2012:
Ntate Mokose are you looking for a job – there is driver’s vacancy at energy left by Litjobo, apply Litjobo a tla ithute ka uena ha u sa ee libokeng ka koloi tsa muso
Comment by Moitsoari on 17 August 2012:
Ntate Moks taba ea disciplinary procedure ea teaching service e o ferekantse. Public service e na le ea eona e fapaneng hole le eeno e o tsebang. Eletsa moqhobi eno oa molimo hore a nke appeal in accordance with disciplinary procedure ea Public Service ha ele public officer. Public Service Tribunal e ntse emetse litseko tse kang eeno ea hae. Hase office ea tona-kholo, le khotla la likereke kapa makhotla a lipolotiki
Comment by kompi on 17 August 2012:
Bahlanka babang ba mmuso ba ne ba hulanngoa majoeng feela ka ko apara mebala eitseng leha ba sa aparela sepolotiki.Bo Litjobo bona na etsa borata. efelile taba eo joale.Raka le shoetsoe ke molebo. Litjobo ake ke a hlola eba mohlanka pusong ena hle. Lerata letla fela ho sale nnete.
Comment by ea tenehileng on 17 August 2012:
re keke ra iphapanyetsa taba ea hore bo mokose le bo litjobo ba phetse mmusong oa bobolu nako e telele ba etsa borata, joale ha ba hlokomele hore ntho li fetohile. hona joale ke ngola mona ntse ke ts’ohile hoba bare phelisitse ka matsoalo a honts’a maikutlo nako e telele, litjobo ha a tebelloe polotiki o tebelloa tsa hae. o ne a nahana hore ke first son lesotho mona.
Comment by Tlimini on 17 August 2012:
Chesa 100days! Litjobo eena oa tella hle!
Comment by motjetjelekoane on 20 August 2012:
litjobo is a thread ke bone ke poho.
Comment by Itihe pele ke u liha on 20 August 2012:
‘Na ke bona batho ba thabetse taba ea ho felloa ke mosebetsi hoa Litjobo. Ha u thabela tsietsi ea ngoaneno ke hoba u tseba hore uena u se u hlotse bophel? ‘Na ke bona bohle ba thabileng ba ntse ba ts’oana le eena Litjobo hoba le eena o ne a thabile ka nako eno, though ena a ne sa thabela hakaalo tsietsi ea motho e mong, o ne a sa tsebe hore kasheno lena lintho li tla be li mo fetohetse. Ka mokhoa o ts’oanang le ho rona ho joalo, NEVER BOAST ABOUT 2MORO BECOZ U NEVER KNOW WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN BETWEEN NOW AND THEN. Ha se hore kaha we have freedom of speech ebe re thabetse tsietsi ea Litjobo,kamoso etlabe e le uena kapa ngoaneno.
Comment by Oa Likoetseng on 20 August 2012:
Ntate ‘Mokose le lona ka Mokhoa oo le ratang ho Phephetsa Batho ka teng!!A ko utloe mantsoe ao le a fumanang..e tlare litjobo habo ele buruing ebile hona le mahae a likhutsana ebe oena o ntse o batla hore a hiroe? O hane ka oena Litjobo, ba batla ho sala ba ja Mafa ana eno..
Comment by David on 21 August 2012:
Hela lona manasi, ke utloa le ntse le re Nyoefe nyoefe Litjobo.. Litokomane li bonts’a hore litjobo o tebeletsoe ho bonahala libokeng tsa lipolotiki le listatements tseo a neng a li etsa li radiong, joale ehlile Ntate ‘Moks ore EEa le joale Litjobo o entse joalo bcos ke leader ea youth of the political party but hase eena feela. Bo Mohoalohoalo bona ba tlhoheletsoe hobane khaale ba bua lipolotiki liradiong, balang litaba hantle le pholile likelello eseng lele posessed ke bonasi..