The restaurant became his second office. I remember him very well, and all the interesting people who used to gather here, as I stand among the smouldering ruins. Sechaba Kalake tells me that they were enraged by South Africa's invasion of Lesotho. They say that the South Africans came in to take the side of Pakalitha Mosisili's government in a domestic political conflict. A peacekeeping force never comes unannounced in the early hours of the morning.
Peacekeeping forces are identifiable as such, and the people of the country know of their presence.
The armoured vehicles and planes of the United Nations peacekeeping forces, for instance, have UN written in bold and no enemy soldier dares shoot at them. No, we are not children. We know the difference between an invading force and a peacekeeping force. He further asserts that the LDF are trained soldiers. If an unknown force came into the country with tanks and fighter planes at 5am it would have been a dereliction of duty if they had not fired back especially because they did not know what the mission of the invading force was.