Qhobela had a ready answer when asked how the Command Centre ended up using M22 million on lunch.
“I think the Lesotho Mounted Police Services, the Lesotho Defence Force and the National Security Services should be called to answer as they were the ones eating in large numbers there. I just executed instructions as a procurement officer,” Qhobela said.
So there you have it: the police and soldiers became rotund after swallowing most of the M22 million. Thanks to Qhobela, we now know why some soldiers and police officers were enthusiastically beating people who allegedly violated Covid-19 lockdown restrictions.
It’s now making sense: they were trying to impress those who were feeding them. Justifying their lunch.
But something tells Muckraker that Qhobela is hiding behind a finger by blaming the gluttony on the security agencies. It is a notorious fact that most of those who were stationed at the NECC were doing more eating than working.
They would load their tummies with papa and fariki, and doze off while dreaming of the next meal. Sometimes they would bet on what would be served tomorrow.
But while some of them were busy stuffing their mouths, the cunning ones were looking for ways to steal during the crisis. And steal they did on a grand scale.
That is why you should not believe everything at the PAC hearings over the next few weeks. Some of those who will give testimonies are bitter that all they got was lunch while others were making millions.
They cannot forgive those who built houses and bought cars using looted funds while they only have big tummies to show for their time at the National Emergency Corruption Centre.
Now their relatives are asking them what they were doing at the Corruption Centre when others were stealing. They cannot say they were eating because everyone saw that from their big bellies.
They cannot say they were working because everyone knows there was not much work being done at the Centre.
All of which is to say they cannot explain why they built big stomachs while others built mansions. Popompo o n’a ithoballetse! Every village has Popompo who is always asking when food is coming instead of focusing on serious business.
Nka! Ichuuuuuuuuuuuu
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