We are aware that it has become impossible for one party to win the elections and govern. Coalition governments are the order of the day. What is left is for the RFP to push hard to achieve an outright win. We need to push hard so that even if we must enter into a coalition government, we have the greater numbers to ensure that our policy agenda is not adversely affected. | We are aware that it has become impossible for one party to win the elections and govern. Coalition governments are the order of the day. What is left is for the RFP to push hard to achieve an outright win. We need to push hard so that even if we must enter into a coalition government, we have the greater numbers to ensure that our policy agenda is not adversely affected. | In the past ten years Lesotho has been stagnant. We have been moving around in circles. You would think that governing political parties would work together to benefit our country but the opposite has happened. We have learnt that coalition governments are problematic. They have not worked for us in the last decade. The thing with coalition governments is that they are focused on advancing economic interests of a few individuals; they engage in endless conflicts at the expense of poor Basotho. We need to work hard towards reviving the economy and breathe new life into businesses that folded at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. | It is not that one is merely after the premiership of Lesotho to protect their interests. That is not the case. We want to make a difference, to steer this ship in a different direction. We have gone past the stage of clamouring for government tenders. Businesspeople who are members of RFP are prominent people who have retired and handed over their businesses to their successors or are in the process of handing over to their children. When we assume government power, the last thing on our minds would be advancing our own interests. | It is a fallacy that I have formed a party to protect my business
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