Lesotho Electricity Company (LEC) has suspended two senior managers over allegations of misconduct involving procurement irregularities and unauthorised loading of electricity units to sales agents.

This development surfaced during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) session this week when the company was summoned to respond to queries raised in the Auditor-General’s report.

LEC’s Finance Manager Sello Mothae, and the Procurement Manager Peo Mputsoe have been suspended in relation to separate incidents of financial and procedural misconduct.

Mothae, who was absent during the PAC proceedings, is accused of unlawfully loading electricity units worth M300 000 to Bafokeng Filling Station on 14 July 2025, without the company having received payment. He did this despite previous restrictions barring him from accessing the sales system.