Lesotho: Tau Defends Business Dealings With State-Owned LEC

• Refutes ‘claims’ his Cell Power owes LEC over M1 million
• Blames discrepancy on LEC’s “flawed systems”

LIMPHO Tau, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Office, has defended his business dealings with the state-owned Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC), despite a potential conflict of interest.

This comes after it was revealed during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) grilling of the LEC, that Mr Tau’s firm, Cell Power, owes the LEC M1.1 million.

While Mr Tau acknowledged potential conflict of interest…