Do not betray electorate Thabane tells ministers, PSs
MASERU — Prime Minister Thomas Thabane yesterday urged cabinet ministers, principal secretaries and statutory position holders not to betray the wishes of the electorate who put them into power in May.
Thabane made the remarks while officially opening a three-day meeting to introduce government ministers to the workings and culture of the civil service in Teyateyaneng yesterday.
The premier said his government is determined and committed to demonstrating that “the nation was right in its choice of us and that the nation’s trust was not misplaced”.
“I do not think, even for a single moment, that we shall make the nation regret its choice,” Thabane said.
“The Basotho nation has put its trust in us.”
Thabane said the coalition government made up of the All Basotho Convention, Lesotho Congress for Democracy and the Basotho National Party is faced with massive challenges of escalating rates of HIV and Aids infections, extreme poverty, high unemployment rates, corruption, theft and crime.
“We need to confront all these and other challenges without hesitation,” he said.
“The Basotho populace awaits good news qualified by a decrease in HIV and Aids infection, reduced levels of joblessness and income inequality, increased food security as well as improved and world standard quality health care, education and
sanitation.”
The ministers’ induction course seeks to equip ministers to discharge their duties in line with the requirements of the government and to carry out their roles and responsibilities in line with their ministerial mandate.
Government Secretary Motlatsi Ramafole presented a session on the role of ministers as members of Cabinet, MPs, heads of ministries and overseers of policy implementation.
Ramafole’s presentation also touched on the relationship between prime minister, ministers and government secretary and other officials from a minister down to the lowest ranking employee in a ministry.
He also spoke about how ministers can prepare working documents such as memorandums and information papers.
National Security Service Director General, Tšokolo Koro, spoke about the protection of government assets and documents.
Tomorrow the Lesotho Defence Force commander Lieutenant General Tlali Kamoli is expected to address the ministers on issues surrounding VIP protection.
The Lesotho Institute of Public Administration and Management director, Dr John Dzimba, is expected to speak on the subject of ethics and professional conduct in the public service.
Thabane said there will be another course in mid-October which will focus on issues of governance.
Comment by semenekane on 6 September 2012:
Bro Tom u ba eletsa hantle. Batho ba iketsa melingoana hase ba katoa ke masole, ba tsamaea ka likoloi tse majaba-jaba motho a itebetse hore o maemong eo a leng ho ona ka khetho ea sechaba.
Ho ‘mona feela ke process e telele feela e tenang. Ha 5 years e feela, ke hona motho a qekisang sechaba ka likobo tsa liphallelo empa e le khale a thapisa lifofane a lebetse sechaba se mokhethileng.
Ha tlala e mots’oara, lieta se li sothehile, oa bona motho oa teng e le sono feela tjena. Ache!
Comment by lerato baquena on 6 September 2012:
Le kenyelletse le tsela eo ba lokelang ho its’oara le ho arabela litaba lialemoeng; hee ba ea re phoqa joale re ba khethile!!!!!!!
Comment by Thabo on 6 September 2012:
ha ba tlohe mona khale re ba babo hore e hlile ba fumane joale ba re lebetse
Comment by Ntate Poho on 6 September 2012:
Joo…!! ba bang o utloe ha ba bala sekhooa (English)eo ba e ngolletsoeng hle. Che hee!! win chakalaka goverment. U fumana motho a peleta e ka ngoana oa “Paliso tsa Sesotho”. Some ministers really need an induction course. U ba mamele ha araba lipotso lia-le-moeeng mona, e kaka motho o qeta ho tsoha.
Comment by Lineo Martin on 6 September 2012:
Ache ke hlompha sebete le letsoalo la ntate Thabane…..motho ea senang letsoalo oa feila kamehla hobane ha ana litlabatlabelo tsa batho pelong ea hae! Molimo a u fe matla ntate le moifo oa hau….the road is still rocky ahead but I salute you all!
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 6 September 2012:
Ehlile ena eona kea e thoholetsa ,Muso o fetileng o lihiloe ke Baetapele ba baikhohomosi ,u fumane ha o na le tletlebo mono ,o batla ho bona mohlomphehi ,o tla bolelloa hore Ntate kapa ‘Me o phuthehong ,’na o entse appointment na?So phutheho ena ke khothaletsa haholo.Ke rata feela le hore batho ba fueeng ho tsamaisa boikhutso bona ke Basotho ,so pele ea pele Muso oa Chakalakaaaaaaaaaa.Thabo,batho bana ha ba re lebala hle ngoaneso,beha pelo sekotlolong ,ha re ba tsehetseng,ha re hlahiseng li-projects le rona ,re li hlahise ho bona ,’me mamati a bulehile,re kope ho khahlanyetsoa re tsebe ho sebetsa.LNDC mane ,ba ready ho re fa chelete re le Basotho ,ha re shebe hore na rea ka etsang joang re thuse ‘Muso ona ,re se ke ra sheba li-tendara feela.Re ka etsa leruo la likhomo ,likhoho tseo re ka hlahisang nama e ngata ka hare ho naha.Morena Molimo ke ntse ke morapela hore o fe “muso ona chelete ‘me litsepiso tsohle tseo o li entseng liphethale.Ha re kopaneng Basotho.Ka ‘nete ntho e sentsoeng ka lilemo tse 20yrs e keke ea loka hang hang ,’me ke utluisisa boemo joalo ka motho,so Thabo ngoaneso ke a kopa hare thuseng Muso ona ,re o atamele ‘me re tla atleha rele Basotho.
Comment by NONO on 6 September 2012:
nna ke ba khothaletsa ho nyollela basebetsi ba mmuso le ba lifeme chelete ele hore tsebetso e be e ntle ea batho ba thabileng bao ereng ha ba ea mesebetsing ba ee ba thabile.Le BOROFO BONA BA BONA BO KA FELA.Re atseba hore lela le lapileng ha le na khotso.he bahlanka ba mmuso ba hlabisa lihlong ka ho hlpheha ha ba ba bapisoa le ba naha tse ling
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 6 September 2012:
Nono ,ngoaneso ,ke lumellana le uena 100% ,’Muso o ke o shebe bahlanka ba ona ka leihlo la mohau,ke utluisisa hantle hore bo bitter bona ba bahlanka ka litsebeletsong ke ho hloka chelete,’me le phela leka likoloto ,so ha ‘Muso oke o nyolle li tsiane tsa bahlanka,ho be le cashflow ,basotho ba ke ba be le chelete.Oho batho ba chonne.Le moruo o tla nyoloha,chelete ha etsoe mokotleng oa sechaba.Le ba tsoanelang ho patala li-supplier ha ba etse joalo ka nako ,chelete e potolohe le Lesotho.Finance ke e lebisa ho uena taba ena.Ntho ena e tla felisa le bomenemene bona ba Basotho ba batlang ho rua ka letsatsi.Le bo ‘Me ka lifemeng ha ba fuee M2020.00 ena ba tsebe ho phelisa malapa atleast.
Comment by pere on 6 September 2012:
keep up de gud work bra Tom and ur cabinet and God bless thru out de cumin 5 yrs(ooh please lona ba re lekang ka ho tsela stop doing dat we want to take our beloved Lesotho sum places)\
Comment by lehoki on 6 September 2012:
I LOVE U BRO TOM, KIP IT UP
Comment by haochaocheche on 6 September 2012:
Le hahole jwalo, hlokomelang there is a snake ka hara lona ka mono.Someone to speak on the subject of ethics and professional conduct in the public service very dangerouse.
Comment by Kulenyane on 6 September 2012:
Every body who joins public service must undergo induction course to familiarise them with govt procedures. Dzimba again, that man will destroy this new govt if they dont take care of him soonest, a habitual opportunist, dictator, know-it-all etc
Comment by haochaocheche on 6 September 2012:
thanx,Kulenyane o opile khomo lenaka. monna eno o kotsi kotsi keo jwetse ha sa hlokomeloe. pls our new govmnt take care of this guy b4 its too late bontate hleng….!!!!!
Comment by Lefefooane on 6 September 2012:
@semenekane, you have said it all. However, I think this expanded cabinet should start delivering the goods. The honey moon is over hence we should start reeping the fruits of our toil. 100 days e fela neng. We need action and not words. Below is the list of what were the pressing issues from the previous regime:
1. Finance——too much corruption. No fanancial statements. No audit reports. Disregard of parliament portfolio committees of finance. Misuse of taxes.
2. Trade—— To many chinese doing retail trade or even iformal trade.
3. Publi Works—-to much corruption. All state tenders given to a few contractors who in turn did dodgy works. Examples include the Thaba Tseka Maseru road, Lekhaloaneng Lithoteng road, Lekhaloaneng Qoaling road, too much corruption.
3. Education—— Instability at NUL and Lekokoaneng. Downgrade of Limkonkwing, corruptionat NMDS etc
4. Defence/NSS—–To much politicising of the armed forces. Underqualified people got employed in the NSS simply based on LCD card. Even standard 7 graduates now worrk as intelligence personnel. A thourough skills audit needed
5. Labour——-To many Makwerekwere and chines without work permits. Lifemeng salary reviews etc etc etc
6. Stock Theft—-This one is almost sorted but more still needs to be done.
Comment by mamorapeli on 6 September 2012:
Salary restructuring : ooeele bana beso ka kopa ho ke ho eloe hloko taba ea hore tichere e nang le B-ed honours o fumana moputso o tsoanang le ea nang le M-ed. They are on the same salary scale and on the same notch. Joang empa M-ed e le thuto ea boemo bo holimo ho feta B-ed honours? Le mosebetsi oa teng li institutioneng oa fapana. Hona ho etsa hore litichere li se be le job satisfaction. Does it mean when a person furthers his/her studies at magister degree level o senya nako? Does it mean Mangolo ao re neng re a ngola every year a ea to the minister of education for budget purposes re ne re a ngolla monate?
Comment by mamorapeli on 6 September 2012:
Mona ntate Tom ke o fa 100% ka ho isa basebetsi mmoho le oena boikhutsong.
Ke o kopela matla le sebete ho Morena Molimo ka linako tsohle! O tiee mangole o be Monna oa sebele ea tsebang ho emela nnete kamehla. Ba nang le litsebe ho utloa ba tla utloa.
Comment by Wa Mose Ho Maoatle on 7 September 2012:
ho bona TOM
Comment by Thoughts Provoking on 7 September 2012:
Dear Mr. Tom Thabane, may your conscience forever be with you! Under your governance, change is certain!
Comment by Lekholokoe on 7 September 2012:
Thabo molato keng ka uena moshanyana oaka, haele uena o ipitsang ntate Poho re sa tsebeng hore o ntate oa mang ole moshanyana tlohela ho kobisa ngoana toe hle, ke nako ea hore basotho ka kakaretso le ‘muso re sebetseng ‘moho hore naha ea rona ebe maemong a matle moruong and batho ba ts’oanang le enoa ea ipitsang ntate feela ele moshanyana oa sekatana ea rotelang lieta ba thole haho sena se molemo ba ka se buang le ho se etsa and ke joetsa uena moshanyana Poho o nahanang hore o tseba english nxa sehata marikhoana toe voetsek. Bra Tom tsoela pele ka mosebetsi oa o etele ‘muso pele hore o sebeletse sechaba and what i like most is the way your government interacts with the nation BIG UPSS HOMMIE YOU THE BIGGEST BOSS THAT WE SEEN THIS FAR
Comment by SisterB on 8 September 2012:
Ntate Tom, please orientate the minister of Public Service to make a thorough assessment of the qualifications and experience of all public servants and compare their positions and salaries against qualifications and experience. ke cho tjena cos in some departments, people with little experience and qualifications ba ntse ba promotoa feela ha ba bang in the same departments ba le tlase mane ka meputso yet experience and qualifications li phahame. the correctional services department is one such whereby supremacism is very rife. ma safilone a tsoere liqualification tse holimo and experience but makostabole a ea leqetsa.
Comment by haochaocheche on 10 September 2012:
@Mamorapeli, hase matichere feela khaitseli a hlokang meputso e ntlafalitsoeng.Lesotho kaofela meputso e ya soabisa ke hore motho o tsoafa le ho ya mosebetsing hao tsoha hoseng ke ho nyahama. ka kopa our dear government please..!, lokisang meputso pele ho tsohle le tle le bona ha le nolofalloa ke tsebetso.
Comment by Matamong on 10 September 2012:
Lekholokoe, haeba hona le ntho e ntenang ke lenyoefe-nyoefe lena leo ke le utloang hoseng, mots’eare le mantsiboea, leo beng ba lona ba nahang hore hona le motho ea ka ba mabelang haba ntse ba potela ‘muso ona bane ba thotse ha oa bona o ntse o etsa kamoo o ratang o sa hlomphe basotho ka khetho ea bona. Seo le lokelang ho se sheba hona joale lona bao e saleng le ikhakanya ka li lemo lemo le sa tsotelle boeletsi ba mang kapa mang ke hore le thole le shebelle Tom, Metsing le Thesele haba le busa. Hona joale pere e palangoe ke bona re kopa le e tlohele ka litomo e tsamae le tlohele ho bonts’a eka le tsotella basotho fela le qetile li lemo lemo le sa ba natse. Fotsek, hee le bua haholo fela le hlokomele hore re ithutile lona, rea le tseba, puso naheng eena le hle le e lebale. Aku boholeng khoeli le lona le ke le utloe na ho joang.
Comment by Jomaleta on 10 September 2012:
Ntate Tom o Hetla ka Marao ba tla o lika,you have really proven me wrong -U are a good leader but too smart and strict to be lesotho PM.
Comment by kat on 11 September 2012:
indeed our salaries are embarassing especially the civilians staff,OUR LEARNED FRIENDS in authority when are you going to probe into our salaries?they dont actually match with our work and qualifications,but what is the criteria used here in this kingdom in the sky. I’m getting increasingly concerned.
Comment by LEKAOTA on 11 September 2012:
“”CHAKELA RETURNS HOME IN STYLE””
“””We are not going to be having any famo wars anymore”””
HA KE KHAHLOE!!!!!!!!
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