"We are not enemies and it would be naïve of me not to work with him and everyone else who is not part of the national executive committee."
Mathibeli Edwin Mokhothu is a Mosotho educator and politician who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Lesotho, as well as the Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, from 2020 to 2022. A member of the Democratic Congress, he is the party's leader and previous deputy leader. He was formerly the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly before the party formed part of a coalitio
"Be cautious. Be vigilant. Don’t ride on a leopard’s back because it will speed of with you to the forest where you will meet your demise. Look carefully around you and question why some parties are being formed. Lesotho is at a crossroads. The old Sesotho adage says that you cannot place your harvest of sorghum on an immature donkey lest it fall and spill your food."
"I am surprised by people as old as 70 forming political parties, saying they can bring change in Lesotho. Where have they been all along? These people have been among us, and we have been watching as the ageing process took a toll on them. Now they say they can make a difference? They must get lost. They should just go away."
"First, we must seek guidance and the blessings we yearn for from God. Those who seek victory ask for it from God. Only God can grant all our desires and enable us to achieve our goals. We know that God will bless Lesotho through a DC government."
"I plead with DC supporters to be vigilant and ask themselves tough questions when new parties are being formed. You should seek to understand what their agenda is and guard against being impressionable."
"Whenever a new party is formed, the first thing you should do is ask yourselves tough questions, such as the motive behind the move."
"Ntate Mosisili needs to retire because he has done so much to shape Lesotho’s political landscape. He deserves to take a back seat and watch his legacy grow. We will be consulting him from time to time as and when the need arises,We all need one another at some point and alone I can’t make it. But together we can because we are stronger."