Maseru, Oct. 02 — Political instability is the reason why Lesotho is at loggerheads with itself. This is an observation of Dr. Kelello Rakolobe who was addressing a bicentenary Conference at the National University of Lesotho on Wednesday.
Dr. Rakolobe made her point by narrating how political history since 1965 has shaped the country, saying when the first General Assembly elections took place, there also came political instability that emanated from the Basotho National Party (BNP) and the Basotho Congress Party (BCP) when the two had a pull-apart on whether Lesotho should get independence or not.
She said in the second elections that Lesotho had, the then ruling BNP Leader, the late Mr. Leabua Jonathan refused to concede to electoral results and forced himself on the Prime Minister (PM) seat until 1986 when the army toppled him.
She further mentioned the 1994 palace coup, following a democratically elected government transition, and then came the BCP split in parliament, giving birth to the Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) which assumed power without going for polls in 1997.
