[1] He completed a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Public Administration and Political Science at the National University of Lesotho.

[9] Setipa worked as a senior consultant at the World Bank from 2017 to 2018 and was tasked with overseeing projects in the West African Region.

[11] He left the post to run for parliament in the Semena #75 Constituency for the newly created Revolution for Prosperity Party in the 2022 Lesotho General Election.

[12] In 2022, he joined the Commonwealth Secretariat as senior director of strategy, portfolio, partnerships and digital, and secretary to the board of governors.

As of 1 May 2024, he is the only Southern African candidate running for the position which will be selected at the Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa in October 2024.