Selibe Mochoboroane

Selibe Mochoboroane (born;27 July 1976) is a Mosotho politician and the current Minister of Health due October 2022 in the government led by Sam Matekane. He is the youngest party leader of the newly founded Movement for Economic Change. Quotes President Trump is sending a strong message to African leaders: stop relying on foreign aid and start delivering on your promises. When Trump campaigned, he told his people what he would do and he delivered in the first 100 days. So, we cannot be shocked that he is doing exactly what he said he would. This year, I have heard of groups called Mafielo, Pholoho, and Hoboro. I don’t know what those names mean, but I know this: we are one party. Not everyone can win. There will always be a winner and a loser. What matters is that we stay united. The best dancer knows when to leave the stage. The year 2030 will be my time to step aside and support the next leader. We are entering a transitional period of leadership. Let’s approach it with clear minds. Make decisions with reason, not emotion. That’s the only way to avoid the chaos that has plagued other parties. ‘It’s time to wake up from our slumber’ – Mochoboroane,Sunday Express(4 May 2025) I must walk through the same fire that my followers are constantly subjected to in our courts. Well, much as we were facing similar charges, at the end of the day we are individuals in our own right. Ntate Metsing has his own way of looking at issues and I have mine. I have been very clear from the onset if anything at all should happen to me, it must be here in Lesotho. It must be here, at home. I meant what I said and stick by my words to date. The general opinion is that our courts have been polarised by party politics. However, as political party leaders our followers are Basotho who are subjected to proceedings and judgments by the same courts that form part of a polarised judicial system. Thabane’s faction was assured that the High Court under the former Acting Chief Justice, ‘Maseforo Mahase, would always rule in their favour, while Prof Nqosa Mahao’s clique knew it could rely on Court of Appeal President Kananelo Mosito ruling in its favour or overturning the lower court’s judgments. That on its own tells you there’s no doubt that our courts are compromised by party politics. That is bound to affect everyone. Look, the people I lead approach the same courts for legal recourse, they get burnt in the process. I must walk through the same fire that my supporters are subjected to daily, to get a feel of it so that I push to change what I know. Take for instance the brouhaha going on between the courts and the office of the DPP, the unwarranted back and forth on the cases being presided over by foreign judges. You can see that it is because the DPP was able to lobby the foreign judges to act in a certain way, whereas they failed to do the same with our local judges. I guess our local judges would not allow themselves to be used because they are jealously protecting their careers and reputations. The manner in which things are playing out now tells you that the office of the DPP only managed to lobby foreign judges but surely hit a brick-wall when it came to our local judges. There are people who were assigned specifically to fetch those judges from wherever in the world they were. Nevertheless, I will subject myself to the same justice system as a political party leader and for the sake of my supporters. I harbour the ambition of becoming Lesotho’s prime minister one day, and for that to happen, I must subject myself to certain situations with grace as a demonstration that I have the capacity to hold a higher office. How do my supporters, who are being subjected to a suspicious legal system, trust me to lead them if I refuse to walk a mile in their shoes? That’s my argument as a leader. I will not flee prosecution: Mochoboroane,Lesotho Times(25 May 2022) Category:Politicians from Lesotho