Lesotho history

 Lesotho goes many as 40 000 years. The present Lesotho then was called Basutoland emerged as single polity under chief Moshoeshoe in 1822. Under Moshoeshoe Basutoland joined other tribes in their struggle against the Lifaqane associated with the reign of Shaka Zulu from 1818.

Evolution of the state was shaped by contact with the British and Dutch colonists from Cape Colony. missionary invited by Moshoeshoe works in Sotho language between 1837 and 1855. In 1869 the British signed a treaty at Aliwal with the Boers that defined boundaries of Basutoland and later Lesotho.

The extent with the British exerted direct control over Basutoland waxed and waned until the Basutoland independence in 1966. It became the first kingdom of Lesotho however the ruling Basotho National Party BNP lost the first post independence general election to the Basotho Congress Party BCP. Leabua Jonathan declared himself Tona Kholo ( prime minister) . the BCP began an insurrection that start in January 1986 military coup forced the BNP out of office. Power was transferred to king Moshoeshoe 2, until then a ceremonial monarch, but forced into exile when he lost favour with military the following year. His son King Letsie 3 conditions remained tumultuous.

The struggles of rural students

 At 5:00am under the dark sky, a young learner struggles out of bed. He fetches water for his family, milks cows, and leads casttle to grazing fields, then embarks on a long and treacherous journey to reach his school. He crosses rivers, jumping from rock to rock in absence of bridge, walks over mountains and through forests that are home to dangerous snakes and rough terrain, and in a lightining storm desperately seeks shelter at the strangers houses. After a trip of more hours, he before make a return journey home.

The struggle for education is no anomaly. This is the reality for many children in Lesotho, where more than 200,000 learners walk more than 2hours to travel to and from school everyday. I personally visited the rural school of Quthing called Moreneng primary school and Pontseng Primary school and meet the teacher of Moreneng primary school who also walk a distance of 2 hours to and from school his name is Mr Tsitso Maliehe who told me that they sometimes allow learners to not attend school due to bad whether, he said it became difficult for a learner to concentrate in class because they will be tired. Due to bad roads at rural area, learners that are going to Pontseng or Moreneng primary school can't use transport.

 Mr Maliehe also have to walk a distance to school because he can not use transport due to bad road, not only him but other educators who teach in the rural area have to walk.