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Dr. Karabo Mokobocho-Mohlakoana

Who is Karabo Mokobocho-Mohlakoana

Dr Karabo Mokobocho-Mohlakoana is the IEC Commissioner beginning December 2020. Currently oversees the Human Resources, Logistics, Procurement, Administration, Electoral Operations and Gender. Her areas of expertise include corporate governance, education, supervision, counselling, teacher training and curriculum development, gender mainstreaming, gender issues, gender research, advocacy, performance management, staff development, project planning and resource allocation.

Dr Mokobocho- Mohlakoana is a seasoned corporate leader as most of the positions she has held were leadership roles. She is the former Rector of Lesotho College of Education as such the Chief Accounting Officer. Her immediate duties included provision of administrative and academic leadership, policy development and strategic direction for the College, financial management, resource mobilization, preparation and presentation of detailed reports of the College performance to appropriate authorities etc.

Before assuming the role of Rector Dr. Mokobocho- Mohlakoana was the Reginal Director at the Institute of Development Management (IDM). The position once more indicated her ability to lead as her major responsibilities were provision of strategic leadership and management direction for the institute. Some of the her duties were to direct and coordinate all activities of the Institute, marketing, ensure corporate governance, performance management, management of cooperation and diversity between and among members of the tripartite member countries (Botswana, Eswatini and Lesotho)

From 2008-2009 she worked as the Principal/Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare. Her duties included business planning and monitoring, resource management etc. Prior to being PS Dr. Mokobocho-Mohlakoana worked as a Head of Programs/ Senior Lecturer, and Consultant with IDM Lesotho. Prior to that she worked at the Ministry of Education and Training as a Senior Inspector/ Subject Specialist Agriculture. She has also worked as Senior Lecturer and Head of Agricultural Education at National Teacher Training College. Before joining the College she worked as Agricultural Research Officer at Ministry of Agriculture.

She holds various professional memberships such as The Society for AIDS Africa, Environmental Education Association of Southern Africa, Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors, AGENDA-Group on Gender and Human Rights, Lesotho Guidance and Counselling Association, Lesotho Association for Public Administration and Management and many others. Dr Mokobocho- Mohlakoana has served and is still serving as a board member in various capacities such as Chairperson of the Global Fund, Lesotho CCM Board, Chairperson of the Lesotho Dispensary Association Board, Chairperson of the National Health Training College Board. member of Lesotho Dairy Board, member Regional AIDS Training Network Board. Member of Advisory Board University of Stellenbosch Business School and member of Governing Council of Examinations Council of Lesotho.

Dr.Mokobocho- Mohlakoana holds a PhD in Education from the University of Kwazulu Natal, South Africa, a Masters of Science in Science Education and Development from the University of Reading, United Kingdom, Advanced Diploma in Education from the University of Bath, United Kingdom and Bachelor of Science in Agriculture- Animal Science, University of Illinois-Urbana-Champaign (USA). Dr Karabo’s quest for education and self advancement is evident in her avid desire for knowledge as she also holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Gender Studies from the University of the Free State which she obtained in 2013. In 2011 she enrolled and completed an Advanced Programme in Management with the Henley Business School (RSA).

Commissioner

Mr. Mphasa Mokhochane

Who is Mphasa Mokhochane

Mr Mphasa Mokhochane is the IEC Chairman starting from December 2020. The Chairman oversees Legal, Finance and Operations Inspector departments. Mr Mokhochane’s expetise are in management and administration of elections.

The Chairman is well versed in leadership, he is the Former Deputy Director of Elections at IEC Lesotho. In his capacity as Deputy Director of Elections a position he held between 1997- 2018, he oversaw finances, human resource management, planning and the overall management of the organisation. His zeal and ability to serve and lead led to him becoming Acting Director of Elections on two occassions in 1998-1999 and from 2007-2014.

Under his leaderhip as Acting Director of Elections he oversaw the running of the 1998 and 2012 National Elections and the second Local Government Elections held in 2011.While at the IEC he was assigned to supervise the formulation and supervision of parliamentary seats of the National Assembly in the general elections that were held in : 2002, 2007, 2012, and 2017 which were conducted under the Mixed Member Propotional System (MMP). Before joining IEC Mr. Mokhochane was a teacher from 1986- 1997 where he went up the ranks of teaching to hold the position of Deputy Principal.

Mr Mokhochane holds Bachelor of Science in Education from the National University of Lesotho and Post-Graduate Diploma in Education in Mathematics from Rand Afrikaans University, South Africa

Chairman

Mr. Tšoeu Petlane

Profile: Tšoeu Petlane

Tšoeu Petlane is currently a Commissioner with the Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) overseeing operational areas of IEC’s work: Data and Information Technology, Media and Communications (including Public Relations), Civic and Voter Education, Conflict Management and Documentation Centre. He is a political Scientist with a Master of Arts degree from Carleton University (Ottawa) and has a 33-year career in governance and administration, diplomacy, academia and civil society (1990-2023). He served as a Teaching Assistant in the Department of Political Science at Carleton University, Ottawa, with focus on Comparative Politics, International Relations and Africa’s Multilateral Institutions; and Social Science Research Methods including elections, Africa’s international relations and institutions (viz, SACD/RECs, AU and APRM), also at the National University of Lesotho, Institute of Southern African Studies, Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, and the University of the Witwatersrand (South African Institute of International Affairs).

His work includes one-year appointment in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at Africa and Political Affairs desk, publishing articles in academic journals, co-edited books on elections in Lesotho and Southern Africa, the African Peer Review Mechanism and governance and democratic consolidation since 1992. This extends to supervising the Lesotho components of three Africa-wide comparative studies of governance, viz. two UNECA Good Governance surveys (1995 and 2003) and the APRM Country Self-Assessment exercise (2007-8).

His works entails senior institutional management of national, multi-cultural and international institutions, Head of Department for Development Studies at NUL, Deputy Programme Head for APRM and Governance at the SA Institute of International Affairs, Directorship of Lesotho’s leading governance and human rights NGO, the Transformation Resource Centre (until 2016), Executive Secretary for the National Dialogue Planning Committee, participation in the APRM Country Review Mission for Uganda as a Consultant under the themes of Economic Governance and Management, and Democracy and Political Governance. His APRM and governance (mainly elections and democratic development) work has covered 13 African countries (7 of them in Southern Africa), co-edited volume analysing Lesotho’s 1993 General Election (with Roger Southall, titled Demilitarisation and Democratisation (Africa Institute, 1995) and compilation of best practices from the first 12 APRM reviews titled African Solutions (with Steven Gruzd (Jacana/SAIIA, 2011)).

He has also been a regular commentator on Lesotho’s electoral politics, and has observed national and local elections in three SADC countries and coordinated Lesotho’s APRM Research Team.

Commissioner

Director of Elections

Adv Mpaiphele Maqutu

Who is Mpaiphele Maqutu?

He is a Governance Specialist and a seasoned Non-Executive Director bringing with him a wealth of experience in the promotion of ethical and effective leadership in the Corporate space.

He is both an Accountant and Corporate Lawyer by training and qualification holding a Bachelor of Commerce degree (B. Com Accounting), Bachelor of Laws degree (LLB) and a Master of Laws degree (LLM).

He did his Master of Laws degree with the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, whereat his specific area of focus has been Advanced Corporate Law, Advanced Contract Law and Advanced Tax Law (subjects of which testify to the fact that he is in tune with the recent trends of modern day Corporate Business Administration).

Added to his profile, is extensive Legal Risk Management and Corporate Governance experience in the corporate environment whereat he has worked for since 1992.
He has been instrumental in setting up governance frameworks in many State owned enterprises in Lesotho (including the Central Bank of Lesotho).

While still gainfully employed, for 2 years he worked as a part-time lecturer at the National University of Lesotho where he lectured second year B.Com students in Business Law.
Amongst his passions is the subject of ethics and ethical conduct at the workplace where he brings with him, practical in-depth knowledge on the subject within the realm of Corporate Law.

He has been invited on numerous occasions to present papers on the subject of Governance and Ethical Conduct of meetings by the Lesotho Institute of Accountants where he shared the stage with many renowned international presenters from (among others) the Institute of Directors South Africa (IoDSA).

Inclusive of his immediate past 6 year appointment as CEO of the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation, he has worked in the corporate world for a period spanning just over 27 years, of which 17 years was at executive management level in various parastatals of Lesotho where enterprise wide risk management has and continues to be the order of the day.
During his tenure as CEO of the Lesotho Tourism Development Corporation, he served on the Board of the SADC Regional Tourism Organization of Southern Africa where he was later entrusted to serve as the Deputy Chairperson. Page 2 of 2

As a current Board Member of a multinational subsidiary company (an appointment which is subject to very rigorous fit and proper tests from the Regulator ranging from tax compliance, ethical conduct, criminal records and acquaintances vetting) this undoubtedly further testifies to his business acumen and sound fiduciary standing.

Having set up the compliance function at the Lesotho Post Bank, and having worked at the Central bank of Lesotho; attest to his in depth knowledge of regulatory requirements while also being in tune with the dictates of private sector preservation of return on investment.
Stakeholder management has and continues to be central to his daily routine ranging from Government departments, Auditors, Tax Authorities, Staff, Community and Industry Forums, Private Sector etc.

Director of Elections

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