Who Is Mrs. Lipolelo Thabane? Biography| Profile| History Of The Late Estranged wife of Lesotho’s prime minister-elect “Thomas Thabane” Popularly Called “Mme Lipolelo Thabane”

Sympathisers of prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili’s outgoing coalition, on the other hand, argue Lipolelo was killed by ABC supporters to block her bid to reclaim her position as Thabane’s legal spouse, and, therefore, the country’s first lady – ousting his current wife ‘MaIsaiah, who had been accorded the status since her marriage to Thabane during his previous spell as prime minister.

Thabane has been in divorce procedures with the deceased. The case is still pending in court. Thabane married Lipolelo in 1987; they have been separated since 2009. Thabane filed for divorce from Lipolelo in July 2012 on the grounds of malicious desertion. They had legally adopted one child.

However in 2015 Lipolelo was declared Lesotho’s first lady by the High Court following a fierce court battle, and an order was issued for her to immediately be afforded all benefits pertaining, including a chauffeur-driven vehicle and a bodyguard. ‘MaIsaih had until then been the First Lady.

Police spokesperson Clifford Molefe said Lipolelo was traveling home with a friend when both women where shot by an unknown assailant in the town of Masana, just outside the capital, Maseru. Molefe said Lipolelo died on the scene while her friend was taken to a nearby hospital. Molefe said the motive of the shooting was unknown and that investigations were ongoing.

Lesotho, which has been on a political knife-edge since an attempted coup in 2014, held elections last week, the third in five years, after then-prime minister Pakalitha Mosisili lost a no-confidence vote in March.

Thabane’s All Basotho Convention won 48 parliamentary seats, compared with 30 won by Mosisili’s Democratic Congress.

Thabane and Lipolelo had been living separately since 2012 after Thabane filed for a divorce which had yet to be granted by the courts.

Thabane’s office was unreachable for comment. However there are indication that the Lipolelo is an estranged wife of the Prime Minister, who was either trying to stage a come back or make claims on her husband.

There had been no love lost between her and her husband’s current wife.

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Clik here to view.Tom Thabane and his wife ‘Malsaiah, who was ‘ousted’ as first lady by Lipolelo in 2015. (Photo: Justice Kalebe)

These facts were reflected on social media reports which have gone viral in less than 24 hours after her death.

Mpatsi reports that that news had it that Mme Lipolelo Thabane was a threat to first-lady benefits hence her killing. heart breaking.

Public Eye said the Lesotho‏ Estranged wife of PM Thabane, Lipolelo Thabane, sought legal remedy to stop his traditional wife from accessing money.

Public Eye Lesotho‏ also in a tweet quoted the woman as saying: “ I love my husband & yearn our mutual restoration of conjugal rights, consortium, marital rights & privileges.”