Malie bounces back
MASERU — Former trade minister Mpho Malie is back in government after he was appointed a political adviser to Deputy Prime Minister Mothetjoa Metsing, the Lesotho Times heard this week.
The appointment marks a spectacular return into government for Malie who resigned as trade minister five years ago.
In a circular dated January 19, 2013 issued by Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) secretary general, Keketso Rantšo, the party said due to the nature of the coalition government it was advisable for Metsing’s office and that of Prime Minister Thomas Thabane to “be assigned political advisers”.
“Due to the myriad of responsibilities assigned both the office of the Prime Minister and that of the deputy prime minister, we’ve advised ourselves that it would be in our best interest to assign them political advisers,” Rantšo says in the circular.
Malie, 67, is the current chairman of the LCD Elders’ Committee, a political think-tank for the party.
He has in the past served as the party’s secretary general.
“The executive committee of the LCD therefore informs you that Ntate Metsing, in consultation with the executive committee has appointed the chairman of the Elders’ Committee Ntate Mpho Malie as his political adviser,” Rantšo adds.
“We wish him well and hope he finds warmth in that office.”
Contacted for comment last night, Malie said he was still not certain as to how the office will operate adding: “I’m yet to see my terms of reference”.
“I’m not sure if the office falls under the Public Service or if it’s an independent office.
“But I understand that it will be treated the same way the office of adviser to the Prime Minister is treated,” Malie said.
Malie quit as LCD secretary general in early 2009.
In an interview with the Lesotho Times in February 2009, Malie said he was quitting to give the younger generation a chance.
“I am no longer young. I think it is time to give the younger generation a chance.
“We need this constant renewal. I believe that I have done my part as the general secretary,” he said then.
Meanwhile, former High Commissioner of Lesotho to Canada, Sekhonyana Bereng, has been appointed the Prime Minister Tom Thabane’s political adviser.
Bereng is a former government secretary and also previously held a post in the political division of the United Nations in Lesotho.
The Lesotho Times understands there are also plans to appoint a political adviser for Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele ’Maseribane.
“It is imperative that all the three coalition leaders have political advisers because of their busy schedules,” said a senior BNP official on condition he was not named.
’Maseribane is also the Minister of Gender and Sport.
Comment by lerumo on 31 January 2013:
ao chehe banna hona hee ke mantloane oa batho ba baholo,bo mohlomphehi ba busy kang hantle ntle?ke bona eka letona le leng le leng le hloka political adviser musong ona.win lilapalapa empa hee ke choo kere nakana tsa ho khoesoa halike li khoramele hlooho.
Comment by Sandile on 31 January 2013:
Achee, e le hore e hoa jeoa joale e mong le e mong o kenya bra ea hae. Hantle ntle re tla bona tsebetso ea batho ba ne neng haeka ba busy ba shebela libra tsa bona? I see these guys achieving nothing in this 5 years. Then they will say lesotho problems are big and can’t be solved in 5 years.
Comment by Letona on 31 January 2013:
Ke bona ho se ts’epane feela mekheng e na e meraro! Developments are going to be stalled because each political advisor o tlo re the other party e ba tla ho ikaha…
Comment by I hate PM e makopo on 31 January 2013:
Ha se ntho e ka qeta 5 years ena e lapelletsoeng. Batho ba tlo pataloa ka lichelete tsa sechaba?
Comment by lekhoakhoa on 31 January 2013:
BO ABUTI BA ICHEBETSE HO LEQETSA FEELA MONA NTSE RE BONA, EBILE BA(ESP LCD) TSHABA LE HORE MALIE OA TSOTSI O TLA BA TSOA TLAASE WHEN HE FORMS HIS NEW PARTY!
Comment by bo ra mejo on 31 January 2013:
mona ho bapaloa ka chelete ea sechaba ho khotsofatsana, le hore ho joe chelete ea sechaba. che ba malimabe batho bao re bakhethileng re ba tsepa. nxa, polotiki fotseke, e bile Pakalitha one a le betere, le ha puso ea hae ene ele bo bolu, bt o na sa kenye batho batho ba bangata ha kana molemong oa ho khotsofatsana, nxe, ke tsoela monoana oaka o khethileng batho bana
Comment by Khomphoro on 31 January 2013:
chehe basotho le Lesotho
Comment by thabo on 31 January 2013:
Mona ehlile ho khethuoe liphethoho, ba na ba photholehile. Achee, ke oona ‘muso oa Molimo oo?
Comment by Victim on 31 January 2013:
Ho thata bannaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!!!!
Comment by LEKHOARA on 31 January 2013:
One Government One Political Advisor makes sense.
One Government Two/More Political Advisors is madness.
I am surprised hore le makalletse mekhoa ena ea bo-ralipolotiki, I thought by now you would have learnt ka boits’oaro ba bo-ralipolotiki, they don’t care for anyone but themselves, ka leshano teng jahang le basiele.
Comment by Letona on 31 January 2013:
Malie le Makula amang ke bona ba financitseng campaign tsa LCD so they really had to compensate him somehow…
Comment by Mojela on 31 January 2013:
Kannete joale motsoahae oare fosa joale! helek! ke batla hobona na bahlanka ba mmuso bona nabatla ekeletsoa ka bokae.Hao banna! ke hore rere re chencha pere athe re isa batho mejong.Batho baa babysy kang na batho ba-molimo….keng eo ‘maseribana a e etsang, metsing ena? A ke re thabane hale sio Souro oteng.Ha ele feela le ntse le etsa tjena kea lehlapanyetsa 2017 hale na hoebona nthoena, otlabe onkuoe kebana ba ba khubelunyana keale joetsa.
Comment by Mose-ho-Seaka on 31 January 2013:
Chuo
Comment by Mose -ho Seaka on 31 January 2013:
Khilik hee lea e ja chelete ua utloa,le bakhotsi ba lona le old comrades,TK ba khutlisitse ba shanyana bane ba neng ba u hlopha le ntate Mokhehle,Leader of opposition(DC) and advisor to your deputy in the Government(LCD former Secretary) Helele Lekhoakhoa le u chabetse ,Molele u ne a u bolelle. Chou
Comment by Moithuti on 31 January 2013:
Malie aku tlohelle Muso. Tlohella meharo. Reo tlohetse ka mall tseno hoba rele coalition le lona. Re tla u qotsa.
U batla ho arohanya muso joalo ka LCD.
Metsing le wena aku bontshe boetapele, u tlohelle ho laolloa ke malie.
Comment by NTJA E TEFA on 31 January 2013:
Banna e mong o eme ka nkane le e mong ka nkane hoa tosolloa,Maseribana ena ea hae ke mang?
Comment by NTJA E TEFA on 31 January 2013:
Banna le ha e ba Mahaletere o ne a leqetsa,bana joale bona ba koenya,ho hoholo ke ho ea mafung ka mats`iliso a senang phofo,ho na tjena ba re batho bana ba mino oa koriana batsoarelane,o tla ts`oarela motho ea bolaileng bana beno feela tjee,ka ho re feela ke kopa o mots`oarele,e be `molai ha ts`oaroe?
Comment by mamotjoka on 31 January 2013:
ke lesotho mona ntja li nyaka maloala kanyane ho phela le liretse ithuteng basotho pere entse ele eona ho chenchile qhana feela, le tla ruteha neng chabana sa Moshoeshoe
Comment by Itihe pele ke u liha on 31 January 2013:
Hantle ha ho ntse ho leqetsoa tje ebe budget speech eona e tla tsoa neng hoba pusong e fetileng ene be re se re e baletsoe? Win li- choice assorted! kapa ha re ekeletsoe letho?
Comment by mamotjoka on 31 January 2013:
Mona ke Lesotho la bo mang mang tlala ena eona etla le otla hore le hlanye bana bona likolong ke mathata hothoe chelete halieo hoea ba bo mang mang letla mohopola Pakalitha o ne a le betere 100%
Comment by mamotjoka on 31 January 2013:
Motho ea tlang ho busa Lesotho haeso hlahe o tla hlaha re shoele kaofela ke tlala le tlhobolo, le tse ling tse ngata halaaaa lesotho halaaaa!!!!!
Comment by Jeff on 31 January 2013:
Ke tseo liphetoho
Comment by Oa Phasemane on 31 January 2013:
Ha nka lebala, thomo ea Ntsu Mokhehle ke lokeloa ke sebopi sa mollo!
Chooooooooooooo, Muso oa Molimo Lefatseng! ke hantle e hlaha ABC ea policy conferenceng.
Comment by Liathoena on 31 January 2013:
Ho tla ba joang na? Re ts’epe hore ho tla loka? Na bo-Mafia bo chiphi boo bo tla fela? Ache! khilik! Che re hlotsoe ka sebele. Ha hona moo ho uang naheng ena. Nxa!
Comment by Oa Qacha 69 on 31 January 2013:
Ke tseo liphetoho,haba ipherekanye kabo bona joale rona la rona lekhotla rele ahe le tiie Nnete ke thhebe sechaba ke poho.haele oaka monoana o entse kgetho yaka.
Comment by Tsotsi on 1 February 2013:
Ba lokile ba khethe baeletsi haeba ba tla thusa ho isa naha pele. Mosisili o na busa ka bana ba hae, linyatsi, bakhoenyana, metsoalle le likoeta tse seleng li re li ilo nyela ha ho ntse ho baloa kahlolo, ea o ile ho fihlela le holimo lena.
Comment by kereke on 1 February 2013:
Basotho, with changes comes sacrifices. so be patient ‘muso oa kopanelo have challenges joale ka bana ba mafahla. emong le e mong wants to do what the other does. if u know politics u’d know in a situation like this there would be a bigger cabinet and advisers. know that there are some people who are gov advisers but a not paid for the work. so be patient and study how things will go…anyway ke kopa mosebetsi oa ho ba mediator…surely that office should be there.
Comment by I hate PM e makopo on 1 February 2013:
Ba kae bo Sebatali ka bo Semenekane bake ba re joetse na joale mmuso oo oa bona o ntse etsang? Chehe!! E se bile eka Molimo o furalletse naha eena eo bo ntata rona moholo ba shoeleng ba e loanela. Tse malimabe liphetoho haeba ke tsona. Kannete Molele one a bolela ha are puso hase mantloane. Molimo o boloke Leostho le Basotho.
Comment by Tinti on 1 February 2013:
Re hloka ho theha party e ncha, ke phetho – free from bo nkhono le bo ntate moholo. Ho thoe motho ha a hola, kelello le eona e khutlela morao joaloka ea lesea yet rona re busoa ke maqhekoana. There is none in our government who is fit to be a minister!
Comment by BKC on 1 February 2013:
This is undisguised pay back time for the long term supporter of leaders of the coalition government!
Unfortunately this is at the tax payers’ cost. We pay tax to make our contributions towards National development but not to support parelell layers in government.
Why do political leaders need political advisors-is it to cover up their political incompetencies!
In addition, the same have Pricipal Secretaries who are charged with running various ministries.
The power clash is bound to come between the Political advisors, PS’s and the office of the GS!
Or are we paying political kick backs for parties at our cost!
Then a coalition government is much more expensive to run for our liking!
Comment by Oa Phasemane on 1 February 2013:
Tinti oa bua, le e theha neng?
“ Re e moo u shebileng, kapa moo Supileng?”
Potso ena e kile ea botsoa monna emong oa mobusi oa Lenazi lilemong tsa bo 80’s, khang ele hore ha a hlake hantle ha a bua hore na u re sechaba see bochabela kapa Bophirima a mpa a e araba ka matla, ra ea mabitleng re se re hlaha Siloe koana. Ke mpa ke hopola potso ena ho latela hore joale re khethile ‘muso ho itsoe ho ua koana, kanthe ho u oa koana.
‘Muso oa kopanelo, o ipehetse hore u tla be u entse ka hore le ka hore ka matsatsi a lekholo, etsoe e le ntho entle ho ipehela litekanyetso nthong efe kapa efe eo motho a e etsang. Taba kholo ke hore hase ‘Nete hore Palo ea matsatsi e ka bolela palo ea lintho tse tla etsoa ka ona matsatsi ao!
Mekha e meraro e ikopantseng ho theha ‘muso Lesotho ka molao le hoja ele ‘nete hore bararo ba mekha eo ha ea hlola likhetho, li hlotsoe ke Lekhotla la puso ea Sechaba (DC), mekha ene eile ea ts’episa sechaba bongoeng hore mong o tla etsa hoane le hoane, mong are, “ Ke tla Khutlisa Mants’a tlala a Morena Leabua,” Mong a re o tla felisa tlala, Mong a re Lekhotla la matona le tla laoloa ke Lekhotla ka Komiti e kholo, e metle merero!
Ho ka ba joang hore hee sechaba ka matsatsi a lekholo re kope hore lethathamong la lits’episo tsee hohle ho khethoe tse beoang ke ‘Musi hore li tla be li phethiloe ele hore re tle re tsebe ho nka pene, re ts’oae re re “ Tsoepo ena e phethiloe, ea ne e ba hlotse”. Mokhoa ona o ka re thusa hore re bone hantle na re hlile ho ua kae.
Polelo ea hore matsatsing a lekholo ho tla tlaleheloa sechaba ka tse phethiloeng, empa ho sa ka hoa boleloa na ho ne ho tlo etsoang, ruri ke ne ke utloa ele pina ea tebelong e binoang ke bohle, baeti le beng ba motse! Lepetjo le na la “ 100 days” le ne le le monate-nate, khang ke hore le ne le reretsoeng, Re ee moo u supileng kapa moo u shebileng?
Mohlomphehi Tona-kholo, na e hlile u re u shebile ho loants’a tlala ha eka taba ea temo ha ho hlake na e atameloa joang, letona la temo e tla re le qeta ho potoloha le litereke nako ea ho lema eona ea be ere siile, kapa re etse joang, re e moo u supileng kapa moo u shebileng?
Mohlomphehi Tona-kholo, ha letona la thuto le nyolla likolofisi tsa bana ba likolo tse phahameng naheng e futsanehileng boo u leng paki ea bona, U nyolla likolofisi ele ho supa tsela ea ho fokotsa bofuma, U supa tsela re u sale morao? Kapa u supa koa, athe u ea koa? Hantle re e moo u supileng kapa moo shebileng?!
1) Letsatsi le tla chaba neng leo motho eloa ea pokothang litaemane a tla ts’oaroa?
2) Le tla chaba neng Letsatsi leo basebetsi ba lifeme batla lefshoa M 2, 020.00 bonyane ?
3) Le tla chaba neng Letsatsi leo ka lona lipolao, bosholu, lipeto tsee atileng litla fela?
4) Le tla chaba neng Letsatsi leo ka lona melata e tsohahang e tsamaile, ele sioe khoebong Lesotho moo?
5) Le chaba neng leo re lo fumana chelete tsa rona tsa MKM? Oe!
Mohlopmhehi Tona kholo, hantle u re e kae? U ne u supile lefaatse la linotsi le merara, ra shebe hlakoreng leo, athe oena u ichebetse Botonakholo qha!,
“100 days”, Ke ho chakela Likerekeng?, ke ho ea meketeng ea Boithabiso? Ke li press conference? Ha ntle ntate u re isa kae? Koa moo u shebileng, kapa moo u supileng?.
Sesepa se hlatsoang Matona a LCD se bohale, haeba mekoloko ela ea hore ba bolile ba itokolle ba se ba hloekile?, Kapa u no u mpa u ichebetse Bo-tonakholo feela? Hantle Tona-kholo Re e kae? “ haele ‘nete ea molimo eona……….”
Potso ena e tlo lula ele teng ha a fela lipolelo tsa muso li sa tso’ane le liketso, ke tla e pheta ho fihlela Tonakholo a ka totobala Na hantle u re re ee koa, ebe Eena u ikela moo a shebileng!
Moshan’a Phasemane!Makhaleng # 46!
Comment by semenekane on 1 February 2013:
Ntate Malie o khutla hantle kahona ke ts’epa hore boeletsing ba hae pusong ea kopanelo bo tlaba le ts’usumetso e hahang.
Ntate Malie ke moetapele a nang le chebelopele hofapana le bo- Mahaletere bana ba lona. Ntate haha Lesotho e be naha e betere joalo ka Pionner mall eo re ikhants’ang ka eona ka lebaka la seabo sa hae.
Comment by Mokoko oa Lihlaba on 1 February 2013:
Semenekane ,hantle o bua ‘nete ,bonyane bo ntate malie bana le liemahale mona lesotho ,ba hahile li mall rea bona ,eseng bana ba thehang mahae a likhutsana tse sio.O lokile aa tlo eletsa Ntate Metsing le Bo ntate Tom Lesotho le tsebe ho ea pele.
Comment by Mcena on 1 February 2013:
Semenekane uena u tla ba mophatlatsi oa litaba ofising ea motlatsi oa tona kholo u tla sebetsa le thabo thakalekoala.hoba le ha coaliation e etsa ntho e sele ho uena e nepahetse.
Comment by Linyebe on 1 February 2013:
A return of favour,da ship is realy sinkin.metsing ke letlaila haele hantle LCD has 2 leaders.
Comment by Khomo ea Molatelle on 1 February 2013:
Heleeeele Bashanyana!!! TABA TSA LONA, LIHLAHETSE PONTSENG. LIHLOA LEKHOARA JOALE ‘MUSONG OA LETSEMA. Ho latela hore kopanelo ena e tlile ka tsela e feng, ke tseo re lilebelletseng tsena EMPA tse tlang tsona LIKHOLO. NETE E MOKOKA.
Comment by semenekane on 1 February 2013:
@ Tinti
Ea fit ke mang hoba letona? Ke Mahaletere eo oa lona ea leqetsang? Ke eo Mahaletere a e etselitseng ntle le lehae leo a le thehileng ho koela bobolu?
Hang them to death Mahaletere
Comment by doza on 2 February 2013:
Molimo hauhela lesotho le basotho,we realy need leaders banang le lerato la naha ena,I dnt c tht in our current leaders and the 1s who came b4 thm
Comment by SEhjjq on 2 February 2013:
DJ Waters is a puppet hle!! that guy ke se sebelisoa. he had been and its obvious now. nxhaa
Comment by Asemie on 2 February 2013:
Ntate malie o ilo thusa dj waters,
manasi o mo entse
popoiki.
Malie otla khona ho
buella ma lcd
Comment by Tamati on 2 February 2013:
ntho lisele kaofela
Comment by mosotho on 3 February 2013:
Na se se molemong oa basotho le lesotho kapa joale ho nyolloa ba ruileng fela. A political adviser e le hore litho tsa makhotla ao kapa likomiti tsa makhotla ao molemo oa tsona ke ofeng chee ena naha ha ena baetapele ba ekhathallang.
Comment by Seloma thaba on 3 February 2013:
Hee bo ntate Malie baa bo rata bobolu hle. Empa che o thusa Dj waters hore a ska nna ts’oasa liclapa.
Comment by Advisors on 4 February 2013:
The members of the coalition still remain parties with different identities and manifestos, including philosophies. The danger in a coalition is the dominance of bigger party over others. The challenge is how to retain your identity within the coaltion. ABC had done that by getting Sekhonyana Bereng as an advisor. He is also a close friend of the PM. LCD should and must be afforded this opporutnity too. The advisors are elderly people who have a track record and are expected to advise their bosses professionally. Like Malie says, the terms of reference will tell what is it that needs to be done.
As for the noise about the budget, unfortunately, this is what the voters voted for. Its expensive – this is not a cheap arrangement because of horse trading and massaging of the giant egoes that go with it. Every member of the coalition thinks they are the best since the sliced bread was invented – so suck it up. Luckily, the salaries of 3 advisors cannot rob a bank. Check the fattest packages that the judges of Appeal Court get, just for working for 12 weeks. 12 weeks and an individual gets close to 2 million maloti, and you complain about the 3 advisers who will bring sanity and peace in the different camps? Grow up.
We have not had stay aways or threats of violence since May 2012. If it means we have to get extra M1.5 million maloti per year to keep peace, so be it. The spectre of stay aways and the like is too much to stomach. Moshoeshoe 1 also bought peace, and the price for peace is not cheap.
What we need the government to do is to deliver and do it fast. We need peace and they must not do stupid things that may lead to violence – compassion, compromise, contain.
Comment by element on 4 February 2013:
you people are quick to judge, you had your turn for 15 years, now you can even give this new goverment a chance, it not even 2 years yet you are quick to open your big mouth with critisism. Death Certificate, or DC, as its known, take a chill pill please, you will never again rule this land, you corrupt, peanut size brains with an IQ of room temperature.
Comment by Motholuoa on 4 February 2013:
Hee haele le koala lena le khethiloeng ke LCD lona nna ke ea etsoa ea LCD itse ha utloa eta sa ABC holla mona are oa itokolla.Joale o khutlile u tlo leqetsa.Ntate Metsing ache u nthlotse ke ee kere u motho ea nahanang ache!!!!!!!!
Comment by pit on 4 February 2013:
Banna Ntate Metsing, are things that hard you can’t cope on your own. Kene keu tsepile I thought you would be man enough to run things on your own. This turn of events is a disgrace to our beloved party. It was true afterall that oa Taungis the new LCD and you Ntate Metsing are just there for the prayers and pay cheque at the end of the month. Can someone please do something to revive LDC ……ooe ache Kannete
Comment by Nonyana on 6 February 2013:
Hoja ntate Metsing a hlokomela hore leboella lea ja, ho pheta mehlala ke ho belaela. O kae mosali oa mo Nederland?rona khotla lena rea le rata ntate eo ha a so khotsofale ke ho le ranthanya? Metsofe ena ke menyollo kaofela. Na ebe Metsing o se a lebetse ntoa ea lija le tima mollo? Ke sekome ruri. Li kae likomiti tsa bacha le mafumahali? Sieaa