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Africa-Press – Lesotho. <\/strong><\/span>Muckraker is begging Lesotho\u2019s politicians to stop singing the first line of our national anthem. Those words are not reflected in their actions. Given their ferocious looting spree and the ruination they have unleashed on this country, Muckraker suspects some have already changed that first line.<\/p>\n

Instead of saying Lesotho fat\u0161e la no-ntat\u2019a rona some are saying Lesotho fat\u0161e la no-ntate oa ka. We cannot blame them when they are behaving as if their forefathers came with Lesotho stuck in that small jean pocket.<\/p>\n

You should watch how our politicians get louder and more excited when it comes to the \u2018rea le rata\u2019 part. They will be saying \u2018kea le rata\u2019, meaning a special kind of love because they are the only ones enjoying life in Lesotho.<\/p>\n

Forget the thieves that break into houses to steal petty things like TVs, phones and radios. Worry not about the cattle rustlers. Pay no attention to the civil servants who behave like rats in a granary.<\/p>\n

The real thieves that should worry you sick are the politicians. They have stolen a whole country and don\u2019t plan to give it back to the people. The country is in their armpits and they are bumjiving while the people starve and squirm.<\/p>\n

You can see their palpable anger against anyone who threatens to extricate the country from their unshaven alleys. It\u2019s not that they care but because they know how good it feels to have a whole country in your armpits.<\/p>\n

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