Africa-Press – Lesotho. MUCKRAKER has not stopped laughing since attending the meeting between the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) and treasurers of political parties.
The main agenda was how the parties would share the M5 million allocated for campaign funding. As the sharing formula was being announced Muckraker could see some leaders twisting their faces and fidgeting in their chairs.
The IEC said M1 million would be shared equally among all the contesting parties.
The leaders of smallanyana parties were calm until the IEC said the remaining M4 million would be shared proportionally among parties according to the number of votes they won in the previous election.
Suddenly, the smallanyana guys realised that they would not receive much. They lost their heads and started weaping about justice and fairness.
In the pandemonium, Mohatle Litaba, the Basotho Economic Enrichment (BEE) leader, stood to speak.
“How can the IEC say we should get into the ring and fight Goliaths yet we are Davids?” Litaba said. Muckraker thought she saw a tear drop from Litaba’s left eye as he said those words. It was as if his bread had been stolen.
That David versus Goliath story appeared to be shared by other leaders of smaller parties who thought big parties were getting a lion’s share of the campaign funding.
It was a collective whimpering.
The David versus Goliath comparison sounded reasonable because Litaba was talking about size. His parties and many others are indeed small. The big are big for sure.
The only problem is that the smaller parties are not Davids.
For a start, the real story about David and Goliath is not about size but faith.
David defeated Goliath because he had faith that the Lord would protect him.
Unlike the parties that are demanding more money to fight in the election, David didn’t ask for anything. Instead, he took his sling and picked five smooth stones from the river.
The king offered him an amour for protection but he said it was too big.
So there you have it. David faced Goliath with only faith, a sling and five stones.
The smallanyana parties should do the same if they are real Davids.
They don’t need public funds to win this election.
They should have faith that they will win this election without public funding.
David only fought Goliath because his people were cornered.
Politicians enter an election for power and the benefits that come with it.
They are in it for themselves.
David was the anointed one to lead the nation of Israel. Muckraker doubts that the Lord would anoint the clowns in our politics to lead this country.
Nyoe, nyoe we are Davids. Cut the crap. You are Judas Iscariots.
And the bigger parties should not compare themselves to Goliath either because they are worse.
They have made our lives a living hell.
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