Africa-Press – Lesotho. UNTIL now, Muckraker has never paid much attention to the meetings at the National Reforms Authority (NRA). After all, it’s just a bunch of politicians pretending to be cleaning the mess they created with their greed, ambitiousness and tomfoolery.
There is no sweeter deal like being paid to clean up your poop. But this week Muckraker kicked herself for bunking those meetings. Reports say that some politicians almost knocked out each other’s teeth during a heated debate.
What angered the politicians to the point of attempting to bludgeon each other is not important. You can be sure it was a non-issue that only escalated because our politicians like to measure their molamu in public.
The ‘yours-is- bigger-than-mine’ kind of thing. Anyway, here is the short version of what happened. At some point during the debate, Jeremane Ramathebane of the Basotho Batho Democratic Party (BBDP) felt Mohau Thakaso of the White Horse Party was swinging on his beard.
Irritated, Ramathebane then started bellowing insults as he charged towards Thakaso. He had his fists clenched and ready to rearrange Thakaso’s yellowbone face. Some say he wanted to strangle Thakaso with his beard.
But as he was about to grab Thakaso’s ears, Ramathebane was restrained by Paul Masiu, the leader of the Christian Party of Lesotho (CPL), and some NRA employees.
And just like that the Letofe of fights had been stopped, robbing the country of the much-needed entertainment. Muckraker will never forgive Masiu for his exuberance.
He had no business interfering with our pleasure. May his continue to be a little party whose members cannot fill a wheelbarrow. May he receive only two votes in the next election.
He must repent like Saul so that he becomes the real Paul. As for the NRA staffers who helped Masiu stop the boxing match, Muckraker is warning them to mind their own hopose.
They must remember they were not hired to be security guards. They must be disciplined for neglecting their core duties to stop that fight. You cannot apply for a job that requires a degree and then spend your time stopping fights.
Reports say Thakaso only started shouting when Ramathebane was restrained by the excitable Masiu and the over-enthusiastic NRA staffers. Only when Ramathebane was back on his seat did Thakaso start threatening to hoof him.
Muckraker chuckled when she heard that he said he will not be intimidated by Ramathebane. Really? If he was brave he should have left his chair and met Ramathebane halfway.
That is what the unintimidated do. He should have jumped to rearrange Ramathebane’s face which surely needs some landscaping. You see, Ramathebane thinks his beard is the source of his strength.
A Samson of sorts. Someone lied to him that his beard is some special mohair. Thakaso should have grabbed that bush and used it to swing Ramathebane across the room.
And it will not be a crime here or in heaven. In Proverbs, King Solomon says: “When some fool starts an argument, he is asking for a beating”. Muckraker is sick and tired of warning people against stopping fistfights between politicians.
Henceforth she will be attending the NRA sessions. Not to contribute to the charade but to beat those who interfere with boxing matches between politicians.
This peace-making nonsense stops now. Basotho deserve some entertainment. Likuena are playing tosh. Lesotho TV is like a potent sleeping pill. Radio stations are full of drivel and politicians masquerading as journalists.
The bars are playing Osama and Mojolo the whole night. Roof of Africa is a hyped-up damp squib. What’s funny about makhooa playing in the mud with their expensive motorbikes in a country where the average person cannot afford a bicycle?
The Feselady is a joke that has long ceased to be funny. Some fistfights in the NRA will save this country from boredom. Otherwise, it will be hanky-panky all the way to next year.
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